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It has been my privilege to witness in the last two years some of 
the bravest and most heroic deeds that have been recorded in the 
history of the great war. And this book is written to preserve the 
record of Iowa's gallant and heroic dead. 

Often in reading the story of our Civil War, I have longed for a book that would 
give me the account and the picture of our national heroes in the great war of the 
past. I am hoping that within the pages of this book, as the reader looks into the 
faces of these young men and reads the story of their glorious death, he may find the 
inspiration to higher achievement, to a greater patriotism and the dedication of 
himself to the common good of his fellows. 

I am aware that mistakes have been made and that many a fellow's story is 
very incomplete but the difficulties of securing positive information have been enor- 
mous. Wounded boys were sent hundreds of miles to the rear and were never heard 
from again until long after they were dead and buried and oft times in a later battle 
the ones who could have told of their gallant deeds were wounded or killed. 

Of the men whose deeds 
make up the scene of this book, 
I can add no word that will add to 
their splendid record. I can only 
hope that the reader may receive 
some of the same inspiration that 
has come to the writer as he pre- 
pared this book for publication. 
Gloriously they fought and glori- 
ously they fell. In the morning of 
youth, when hope and the love of 
life was strong within their veins 
and desire pulsated thru their be- 
ing, they heard the call of their 
country, they followed the flag. 
They sleep in France tonight, 
America's gallant sons, her bravest 
and her best, sacrificed on the al- 
tar of the World's Liberty, they 
tell us as nothing else can, THE 
PRICE OF OUR HERITAGE. 




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I wish to acknowledge my personal debt to the following 
persons for their help and aid in preparing this work : 

To Colonel Mathew A. Tinley, Colonel Ernest R. Bennett, 
Chaplain Henry B. Strickland, Captain William R. Tucker, 
Captain Charles Riley and Lieutenant John Ball, who have 
aided in every way in the gathering of the facts of this book. 

To E. T. Meredith, F. H. Luthe, James Weaver, Scott Brad- 
ford, C. L. Herring, M, Zinsmaster, N. M. Wilchinski, Chase 
& West, Utica Clothing Company, Davidson's Furniture Com- 
pany, Davidson Bros. Company, Clemens Auto Company, 
Mandelbaum & Sons and Des Moines National Bank, who 
made the publishing of this book possible. 

To Miss Sunny Sutherland, Chester R. Hartzell, C. R. 
Johnson and others who furnished one or more pictures for 
the book. 

To James L. Kibbee and Governor Harding whose advice and 
criticism has been of great assistance to the writer, I ac- 
knowledge my indebtedness and gratitude. 




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BACK in 1859 was formed at Council Bluffs, Iowa, a military organi- 
zation for the purpose of affording protection to the settlers of north- 
western Iowa and the portions nearest Iowa of those states which 
bound the great land of corn. Protection was necessary, for not far to the 
north were the Sioux Indians, not far to the east and north were the Sac 
and Foxes, two races of Redmenwho were not at all times in those days 
peacefully inclined. But mere tribes of Indians were not the only rea- 
sons why western Iowa and its contingent territories decided upon a mili- 
tary defense. Men of a paler race, a race which it pleases us most of the 
time to call white, wandered without the law in those lands. Protection 
from them also was needed, and so the company at Council Bluffs was 
formed. 

When our bewhiskered forefathers gathered together in the 
"Bluffs" sixty years ago, they worked better than they knew. For in the 
years that have followed, that organization which they formed has done 
much for the freedom of the world. Its original task of defending the 
Missouri river frontier has long since become in a military sense, the 
most minor part of its work. Two years after it had been formed, two 
years which were crowded with war and rumors of war (it was in those 
days that the pre-Civil War battles in Kansas and lower Nebraska took 
place) it became the nucleus of the Iowa Volunteer regiments, which 
made such a name for themselves in the great war of the Rebellion. 

It is not the purpose of this book to give our readers a complete his- 
tory of the regiment, which is its subject. It is the purpose to write just 
a little appreciation of the members who have passed through it, so that 
those for whom many of them gave their lives and all of them offered 
theirs, may appreciate that which has been saved for them. 

After the Civil War the Iowa soldiers returned to their homes and 
gave themselves to civilian pursuits. But in their leisure time, when they 
might have been playing, they still remembered their country. The old 
organization was kept alive, so that today we can trace the regiment with- 
out difficulty to meetings for drill in the days when young men wore 
whiskers. 

We'll skip a few years — few in a historical sense, yet a generation in 
men's lives. In 1888 it was decided that more compactness was needed 
in the state military force of Iowa, so a merger of the Third Iowa Regi- 
ment and the Fifth Iowa Regiment of Infantry was arranged. The whole 
became the Third Iowa. 



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Colonel of 51st Iowa Volunteers. Served as Colonel of 3rd Iowa 
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Ten years was spent in weekly and bi-weekly drilling. Occasionally 
the men would see a little active service in riot duty ; now and then a 
military encampment was held. 

In 1898 war again descended upon the country. A call for volunteers 
was made. The services of Iowa's guardsmen were ready, and, without 
hesitation, offered. On April 26, the call into service for the Iowa soldiers 
came. The state fairgrounds at Des Moines was their assembling point, 
and it was there on May 30, that they ceased to be state troops, and en- 
tered into Federal Service as the Fifty-first Iowa Volunteers. 

On June 5, they moved to San Francisco on their way to the Phil- 
ippines. For a month they laid in the famously unhealthy camp called 
Merritt near the Golden Gate. Then they moved to the Presidio. It was 
from here on November 2, they sailed aboard the troopship Pennsylvania, 
a former Alaskan freighter. A few days later they stopped at Honolulu 
for a day or so, and then continued their trip to Manila. 

Actual fighting, as every soldier will testify, is just a minor incident 
of war. The hardships of an army come in the monotony of waiting, the 
heavy marches without food, the cold nights without shelter, the rain, and 
the mud. The Iowa boys in 1898 had experienced many of the hardest 
trials of soldiering even before leaving the state, but before they stepped 
on land again, they saw more. 

In Manila Bay, the Pennsylvania laid from December 7 until Decem- 
ber 26, with its load of soldiers from the middle western prairies. Each 
day brought rumors of disembarking, each day saw former rumors proven 
false. At last, on December 26, the Pennsylvania weighed anchor, and 
with the Eighteenth Infantry, the Sixth Field Artillery and several other 
regular army units, the Iowa boys sailed to the harbor of lUio in the Island 
of Panay. The troopship's convoy was the B. S. S. Baltimore. 

Again a long, tiresome wait. Arriving at Illio on December 31, they 
laid in the harbor until January 30, 1899, when they again sailed for 
Manila. February 2, after the longest stay on shipboard ever recorded in 
the world's history — a long distance record which even the history of the 
great war hasn't beaten — the troops were unloaded in the Island of Luzon, 
just as the Philippine Insurrection was breaking out. 

We'll skip their campaign in the Philippines, although it deserves much 
mention. Suffice to say that the soldiers began fighting the minute they 
set foot on land, and, before they departed September 22, 1899, they had 
fought and won seventeen battles for the old Flag. Seventeen battles, 
v/ith the long, dreary nights of outpost duty, guarding against treacherous 
foes, against savages of the night. We skip it, but we shouldn't. 

We're going home ! Nobody but a man who has soldiered in a strange 
land knows or appreciates the music of those words. We're going home! 
That was the cry of the Third Iowa Infantry, camouflaged as the Fifty-first 
Volunteers, September 22, 1899. And another historic sea-trip was begun. 




FIRST LIEUT. ERNEST R. BENNETT 
51st Iowa Volunteers, 1898 

On the way back the troopers visited Japan. First they put into 
Nagasaki, then they passed through the Inland Seas to Yokohama, where 
they laid for a short time, during which many had an opportunity of 
visiting Tokio. For a time it promised to be more than the last stage of 
the trip to 'Frisco. For a time it promised to be the last journey on this 
earth, 

A short ways out of Yokohama, going east, the troopship ran into the 
tail end of a typhoon, — one of those whipping, vicious storms for which 
the far eastern seas are notorious. For several days the ship was torn by 
the elements, whipped back and forth on the water like a ship of cork. 
But she weathered the gale, and emerged victorious, though terrifically 
battered. 

News of their sailing from Japan reached the Iowa homes long before 
the boys. With it came the news of the terrific storm into which their 
ship had sailed. No word of the transport, however, sifted out of the 
western mists. The ship became due, then overdue, then lost. Iowa 
waited patiently, hoping that the boys would come through. 

At last a day of prayer was set aside in the commonwealth — a day 
to be devoted by the folks at home for supplication to the Almighty for 
the safe return of their warriors. A Sunday afternoon, October 22, was 
the day chosen. And, as Iowa was praying, into the Golden Gate two 
thousand five hundred miles away, rode the ship with the men for whose 
safety she prayed. 



On November 2, 1899, Iowa once more had the opportunity to wel- 
come her boys of the Old Third Iowa back into civil life after they had 
helped win for their flag. 

Now again, we'll let the time slide by. The Fifty-first Iowa Volun- 
teers became once more the Third Regiment of Infantry. The men who 
had fought in the ranks in the Philippines passed up the ladder into com- 
missioned officers. Ernest R. Bennett of Des Moines, a first lieutenant in 
the Antipodes, became, eventually, commanding officer of the regiment. 
Lieut Mathew A. Tinley of the famous old Company L of Council Bluffs, 
became major, then lieutenant colonel. Guy S. Brewer of Des Moines, a 
corporal in 1898 climbed up the ladder to major while a brother corporal, 
Edward O. Fleur of Des Moines went, by stages, to captain. Dan New- 
quist, from mechanic went to lieutenant. 

From 1900 until 1916 were years of peace in Iowa. The Third Iowa, 
as of old, however, gave its playtime to drill. Each summer there was a 
month of encampments, practicing the business of war. Weekly the men 
gathered in their home armories to give a night for their country in pre- 
paring for her defense. 

In 1916, two years after the great v.rar had broken loose in Europe, 
the same sort of clouds which had obscured the European continent from 
all that is good, started gathering to the south of the United States. War 
with Mexico was at hand — acts of war had already been committed. 

In June came the call for soldiers. Americans knew where to go for 
men in a crisis — she had had experience before, and the National Guards- 
men were summoned. 

Iowa's civilian soldiers gathered at Camp Dodge, their encampment 
station northwest of Des Moines, late in June. A month was spent in 
equipping, preliminary drilling, policing, patrolling began. Nine months 
they served, giving protection to Uncle Sam's southern boundaries. 

Ask the men of the Third Iowa of their service on the border, and they 
will tell you of maneuvers, "northers," sand, dirt, lizards and the rest. But 
ask the higher officers and they will tell you of record hikes, of exemplary 
camp sanitation, of the best work to be expected of soldiers. 

There were rumors and hard work, there was the great storm of 
August 15. There was much to make the life hard, yet more or less inter- 
esting, before those pleasant words "We're going home" once more sound- 
ed throughout the Iowa camp. Early in 1917 those words became true; 
and the regiment returned again to its home state. Mustering out came 
February 20, but already the country was drifting closer towards the 
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Colonel commanding 168th Infantry. Colonel Ernest R. Bennett commanded the regiment during 

our training period, the Lorraine trench warfare, during the Champagne Defense and 

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ON APRIL 6 when America declared war upon Germany, the officers 
of the National Guard of Iowa at once began the work of getting 
their units ready for the part they would be called upon to play. 
Enlistments were rapid and before the time came that the guard 
was formally called into service on July 15, every company had its full 
quota of men and were besieged by eager applicants for the privilege of 
becoming a member of one of the three regiments of infantry that com- 
posed the First, Second and Third Iowa Guard Regiments. 

When the guard was called, every company was full of eager, adven- 
ture-loving young men, who were anxious for but one thing ; the privilege 
of crossing the waters and getting a chance to fight the enemy who had so 
horribly mutilated the Belgian nation and had outraged and trampled 
under foot the sacred rights of all humanity. 

There was a great deal of rivalry between the three regiments as to 
which was the better fitted and equipped and would be the first overseas. 
Day by day in the different towns in which the companies were stationed 
and at the camp at the fair grounds, the companies were drilling hard to 
prepare themselves for the days that lay ahead. 

In the latter part of July our companies were all assembled at the fair 
f^rounds and went into camp under the old amphitheatre and in Machin" 
ery Hall, and on August 5, they were examined by federal officers and 
formally drafted by a proclamation of the President into the federal serv- 
ice. 

Vaccination for small pox, inoculation for typhoid and para-typhoid in 
the hot days of August was one of the first of our many disagreeable ex- 
periences in the army. 

About the middle of August, Colonel Bennett, Major Conkling, Major 
Brewer and Major Fairchild came into camp with smiles clear across their 
faces. They were bubbling over with gladness and enthusiasm. We tried 
all afternoon to find out what made them so joyous, but not a word would 
they say until the following morning when the announcement was made 
that the old Third Iowa Infantry had been chosen as one of the four regi- 
ments of infantry that was to make up the Forty-second or Rainbow Divi- 
sion, which was then being formed and which was destined to sail imme- 
diately for overseas service. 



When the news was announced to the regiment, a happier g 
prouder lot of men would have been hard to 
have found anywhere. We were to be known 
no longer as the Third Iowa Infantry but as 
the One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry. The 
regiment was to be enlarged to three thousand 
seven hundred and five men, which would 
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made Colonel of 168th Infantry, in which position he served 

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that the men to bring us to our new strength were to be drawn from the 
other two guard units, the First and Second, seventy-six men being drawn 
from each company of each of these splendid organizations. The boys of 
the First and Second, as well as the Third had made a reputation 
for themselves on the border and we were proud indeed to have them with 
us to enter into the formation of the 168th Infantry. 

A few days later these fellows escorted by their band came swinging 
up through the gates of the fair grounds, playing their regimental march 
and marching proudly. Our band played a welcoming piece and with 
deafening cheers they were received and became a part of the Rainbow 
Division. 

This brought the strength of each individual company to two hundred 
and fifty men, and our battalions to one thousand men. A splendid lot 
of young fellows there were, as in the morning at reveille or in the evening 
at retreat, they lined up for the military ceremony. Earnest work was 
done in the few days they remained at the fair grounds before we were to 
commence on that long journey to France. 

On September 9 with thousands of our friends gathered about us, our 
first companies with the colonel's staff loaded on the train at the fair 
grounds at 5 o'clock and started eastward, where most of the rest of the 
division were already assembled in Camp Mills. With something gripping 
our throats, which we could not swallow, struggling to hold back the tear- 
drops from our eyes, we stood upon the back of the train and watched the 
crowd of folks who came to see us off, become a blur and then indistinct 
in the distance. Our journey had begun. 

Four days later we landed at Camp Mills, where we stayed until Octo- 
ber 18, when we were loaded on the President Grant and with fifty-five 
hundred men on board, just as the sun was setting on the New York 
skyline. We slipped out of the harbor at 11 o'clock that night. For five 
days we journeyed with the rest of the convoy; then the boilers of the boat 
gave out and we were forced to return. We went back to Camp Mills and 
on November 14 again started across, this time on the S. S. Celtic, the Bal- 
tic and the Aurania. 

Seventeen days later after being chased by a submarine into Belfast 
Harbor, we landed at Liverpool, and were loaded on the little trains and 
moved to Winchester, England. Here we spent seven days in camp, then 
moved down to the harbor at Southhampton and slipped across the chan- 
nel during the night, the search lights across 
the English shore illuminating the sky as they 
searched for those who almost nightly came 
to bomb London. 

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at Le Havre, France, where we stayed for 
thirty-six hours. Then began our journey for 
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near Chaumont. We were assigned to the little village of Rimaucourt. 
where we stayed until January 27, our Second Battalion under Major 
Stanley being assigned to duty with the school of Langres. In the cold, 
heatless attics or in the stoveless barracks our boys suffered much from the 
cold, wading in the mud or snow out in the wet fields to drill, coming in 
with wet feet and no place to dry them. A great number sickened and 
died. An epidemic of scarlet fever, spinal meningitis and measles broke 
out among our troops and we went into quarantine for many days. 

In the latter part of January we moved to Ormancey from which 
place we started toward the line early in February. After a few days' 
journey we reached Gerberviller and marched from there to Baccarat, 
twenty-six kilometers, where we stayed for two days. We were reviewed 
by General Segonne. From there we moved to Pexonne, where we es- 
tablished our regimental headquarters. On the morning of February 23, 
we were ready for our first hitch in the trenches. 

Looking back over those days when we moved from Des Moines to 
France, going through all the hardships and exposures which the regiment 
endured, I am surprised that there were not more of these young boys, 
who made up our regiment, who did not sicken and die before we arrived. 

The history and pictures of the men who died before they reached the 
battle line are herein described. They are as truly our heroes as the men 
who fought and distinguished th emselves at the front. They enlisted for 
the same purpose and tried as much as any of us to enter into the con- 
flict and to play their part in the battle but fate had willed it otherwise, 
theirs was not to be a glorious death on the 
battle field, but to lie in the hospitals and 
succumb to the power of disease. From the 
first boy who died before we left Des Moines 
to the last one who was killed on our way to 
the front, we honor their memory as much as 
we do any of the others, whose heroic deaths 
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Private Company B 

Killed September 6, 1917. Buried 
at Van Meter, Iowa, 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Pritch- 
ard, Van Meter, Iowa. 

Private Pritchard was killed in 
an automobile accident near Des 
Moines, Iowa. The car struck 
a dog and overturned, pinning 
him and his brother underneath 
the car about 9:00 P. M. The 
boys were found in the morning 
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BARBER, CLYDE 

Private Company L 

Died of spinal meningitis, Octo- 
ber 2, 1917, at Camp Mills, New 
York City. Buried at Council 
Bluffs, Iowa. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. Barber, 
Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

Private Barber was a good sol- 
dier with bright prospects. While 
in Camp Mills he contracted 
spinal meningitis and died with- 
in six days, saying before he 
died, "Oh, for one more day 
back in the old home town with 
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WOOTEN, HARRY 

Private Company F 
Died December 10, 1917, two days 
before we landed. 
Buried at a French port. 

Private Wooten was taken ill 
with the flu and contracted 
pneumonia, from which disease 
he succumbed while at sea. His 
body was carried to shore with 
them and buried at the French 
port of Le Havre. 
Harry was an earnest fellow, 
very devoted to his work. His 
whole thought and wish was, to 
live and to play his part with the 
regiment in the war, but fate had 
willed otherwise. 



ARKLESE, THOMAS 

Private Company H 

Died at Hoboken, New Jersey, 
of acute peritonitis on October 
20, 1917. , 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Arklese, 
Albia, Iowa. ' 

Took sick just before the regi- 
ment sailed for France and died 
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Private Company K 

Died at Camp Mills, New York. 
iNovemDer 19, 1917. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. M. John- 
son, Prescott, Iowa. 

William Johnson took sick with 
the measles, which was quickly 
followed by pneumonia, of which 
he died five days after the second 
time the regiment embarked for 
France. 



MATTINGLY, JAMES 

Private Company I 

Died at Camp Mills, November 
19, 1917. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Mat- 
tingly, Ames, Iowa. 

Private Mattingly enlisted at| 
the home station of the Second > 
Iowa Infantry, and later was 
transferred to the 168th Infantry. 
He went with us to Camp Mills, 
where he took sick and died, the 
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Private Company K 

Died December 13, 1917, at Liv- 
erpool, England. 

Buried at Liverpool, England. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. Miller, 
Orient, Iowa. 

Pvt. Miller was sick of scarlet 
fever when he landed and was 
placed in a hospital at Liverpool, 
where he died on the above men- 
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Private Company K 

Died at sea, December 1, 1917. 

Buried at Liverpool, England. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Coons, 
Prescott, Iowa. 

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off the English coast while 
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Pvf. First Class, Sanitary Detach. 
Died in the hospital at Neufcha- 
teau, France, December 23. 1917, 
of scarlet fever and pneumonia. 
Buried in Neufchateau Ceme- 
tery, Grave No. 23. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Truax, 
Des Moines, Iowa. 
He was a graduate of Des 
Moines High School, Keosauqua 
and Capital City Commercial 
Colleges. 

Pvt. Truax was ill when we ar- 
rived in England of la grippe. 
He stayed with the regiment 
when we left for France and be- 
came worse on the trip from Le 
Havre to Rimaucourt. His last 
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Private Sanitary Detachment 
Died in hospital at Liverpool, 
England, December 23, 1917. 
Buried at Liverpool, England. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Will- 
cox, Winterset, Iowa. 

When the Second Battalion 
sailed for France, Willcox, 
though ill, persuaded the Medi- 
cal Officer to let him sail with 
them. He took sick on board 
the ship and was sent to the hos- 
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Private Company A 

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Born May 10, 1896; died Decem- 
ber 25, 1917. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Louis 
Schroeder, Dubuque, Iowa. 

Schroeder was a member of the 
First Iowa Infantry and was 
transferred to the One Hundred 
Sixty-eighth Infantry. He was 
left in the hospital at Winchester 
when the regiment sailed for 
France. 



ROOSE, HERMAN A. 

Private Company B 

Died December 31, 1917, at 
Chaumont, France, of pneu- 
monia. Buried at Chaumont. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Roose, 
Odebolt, Iowa. 

Private Roose was the first man 
that Company B lost after we 
arrived in France. While the 
regiment was at Rimaucourt, he 
was taken ill with pneumonia 
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Private Company M 

Died January 5, 1918 at Base 
Hospital No. 15, Chaumont, 
France, of scarlet fever. 

Buried at Chaumont. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Wil- 
son, Elliot, Iowa. 

Born May 5, 1899. 

Enlisted in Company M June 



Wilson was the first original Co. 
M. man to lose his life in France. 
He was a good soldier and liked 
by all his comrades. 







Second Lieutenant Company L 
Killed January 17th at Gondre- 
court, France. 
Buried at Gondrecourt. 
Son of Mrs. Mabel F. Garreis- 
sen. New York City. 
Lieutenant McCormick was acci- 
dentally killed by the explosion 
of a sack of hand grenades, 
which he was carrying during 
a maneuver of the grenade 
class of the First Corps School. 
He was the first man of our 
regiment to be killed in France. 
His unselfish devotion to, and 
the love for his men during the 
hard winter months of 1917 and 
1918 proved his true worth as 
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WASMER, JOHN W. 

Private Headquarters Company 

Died January 20, 1918 at Chau- 
mont, France, Hospital No. 16. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Was- 
mer, Le Mars, Iowa. 

During the severe winter at 
Rimaucourt our boys were ex- 
posed to severe wet, cold 
weather. Unused to the climate 
many sickened and died. Was- 
mer was the first man of head- 
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Private Company I 

Died January 24, 1918 at Base 

Hospital No. 

France. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. McSor- 
ley, Council Bluffs, Iowa. ' 

Private McSorley enlisted in k 
Company I at the home station 
and journeyed with the regiment 
to France. He was taken ill 
while we were at Rimaucourt and 
died at the hospital. 



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France. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Bul- 
lard, Ft. Dodge, Iowa. 

Facts of his death unknown. 

Was sent to the hospital after 
we arrived at Ormancy, France. 



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WORTH, EDWARD 100095 

Private Company A 

Died March 1st in Base Hospital 
No. 24 at Langres, France. 

Buried at Langres, France. 

Son of Thomas Johnson, Lori- 
mor, Iowa. 

Private Worth developed an ab- 
scess in the left ear just before 
his company went into the 
trenches ; this resulted in blood 
poisoning which caused his 
death. 

Edward Worth was one of our 
good soldiers, whose unfortunate 
death deprived him of the part 
he hoped to play in the battle. 



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REYMER, ANDREW M. 

Private Headquarters Company 

Died February 17, 1918. 

Buried at Neufchateau, Base 
Hospital No. 66. 

Son of Mrs. Anna Reymer, Mc- 
Keesport, Pa. 

While going for the first time to 
the front the troops were moved 
in the usual manner in box cars. 
Reymer and a number of others 
got off the cars and ran up and 
down to warm themselves ; in at- 
tempting to reboard the moving 
cars he fell under the wheels 
and both legs were cut off. He 
^ied the next day. 



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CALHOUN, HARRY L. 

Private Company I 
Died March 23rd, 1918. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cal- 
houn, Allendale, Mo. 
Private Calhoun was injured 
while his company were loading 
their ship. He was sent to Camp 
Merritt, Hoboken, New Jersey, 
in which hospital he died on 
March 23rd. At the time of his 
death he was a Sergeant of Com- 
pany I. 

He was very anxious to join his 
company in France and do his 
part for humanity, but this was 
not his privilege, but his memory 
is honored as much as those who 
gave their lives in France. 
Born July 29, 1895. 




SMITH, BERT L. 

Private Company K 

Died March 30, 1918 of masto- 
ditis at Base Hospital No. 15, 
Chaumont. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Simon 
Smith, Elk Point, South Dakota. 

Private Smith went to France 
with the Company but never had 
a chance to go to the trenches. 
He went to the hospital during 
the fierce winter months while 
the company were at Rimau- 
court. He died in the hospital 
at Chaumont several weeks later. 



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PARKER, HARLAN F. 

Private Company C 

Died January 8, 1918. 

Relative's address, W. W. Par- 
ker, 704 North Division Street, 
Creston, lov^a. 

Private Parker was taken sick 
shortly after our arrival in 
France, sent to the Base Hospi- 
tal No. 15 at Chaumont, -where 
he died of pneumonia after a 
short illness. 

Parker enlisted in the National 
Guards at Creston, Iowa, and 
was one of the first men to an- 
swer the call. He was a great 
friend to all who knew him and 
/ his sudden death came as a 
/^severe blow to his comrades. 



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WHEN we started for the front, we were told by the officers of the 
division that it was to be only a training period of about ten days. 
We were ordered to leave our baggage at Ormancey, which we did, 
expecting to return shortly and get it. We never saw the baggage any 
more until the next January when it was shipped to us up in Germany, 
some eleven months later. 

The history of the One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry between Feb- 
ruary 23 and June 19 has to do with what is called a "training period." 
Here under the critical eyes of the French officers, who, I do not think 
had a very high opinion up to this time of the American's fighting ability, 
for they knew we were not well trained when we began our first experi- 
ence in battle. We entered in with the French units at Badonvillier, one- 
half platoon serving man for man with the French for a few days' instruc- 
tion, then full companies were put in full command and finally a battalion 
took over the regimental front, and our first experience in holding the line 
had begun. For a few days everything went quietly, our boys going again 
and again into "No Man's Land" on patrols, night and day, and became 
well acquainted with the terrain in their sector. 

We were inexperienced in battle and the officers of our regiment and 
men were wondering just how we would act when the first attack was 
launched upon us, as we felt sure it soon would be. Our methods of 
fighting were somewhat different from that of the French, and the enemy 
was soon to know that a different bunch of troops were in the sector op- 
posite him, and he began at once to plan for a raid to find out who they 
were. 

On March 5 at 4 :30 o'clock in the morning with a sudden roar their 
artillery and trench mortars began the artillery preparation for the raid. 
They tore our trenches literally to pieces on the left one-half of our sector, 
occupied by Company B of Des Moines and Company D of Centerville with 
the Machine Gun company of Des Moines supporting them, while the 
Stokes mortar platoon was of Headquarters company. Companies A and C 
were in the second line in support. For one hour and thirty-three minutes 
the roar of shells of both the enemy and our own literally shook the earth. 
Then the raiders came over, but so well were our troops supported by 
their artillery and machine guns and so splendidly and heroically did they 
fight that only once did the raiders of the Eleventh Bavarians get into our 
trenches, and these were cleared out of our 
trenches with scant ceremony. Eighteen of 
our men were killed and some thirty-eight 
wounded in this raid but not one was captured. 

For their steadiness under fire and the way 
in which they fought in repulsing this attack, 
they were honored by the French Corps by 
three different platoons being given citations 
and awarded the Croix de Guerre. 




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Captain Harry C. McHenry and the eighteen boys that died with him 
did much by their heroic fighting to give us confidence in ourselves and 
make us know that we were able to meet the Germans and master them 
in battle. 

Two days later two great trucks, draped with French and American 
flags, escorted by soldiers from the regiment, and a large escort of French 
soldiers, passed through the streets of Baccarat following the band which 
played with muffled tread and wound our way up to the little cemetery 
where our first dead, who fell in the conflict with the foe, were quietly 
laid to rest and General Segonne, the French General made the following 
address : 

"It is with deep emotion that in the name of your comrades of 
the French Army, I come today to honor the remains of Captain 
McHenry and of the brave American soldiers who died gloriously 
at the hands of the enemy on the night of the 5th of March, when 
they were defending with tenacity and energy the labors which had 
been entrusted to them. 

The conduct of the American troops since their entry into the 
sector of Baccarat, their strength under fire, their ardor in the con- 
flict, is, in every respect worthy of praise. 

It is in memory of Captain McHenry, it is in memory of the 
deceased of the American regiments of Infantry and Artillery, these 
men I intend to glorify. 

The noble American blood that has just flowed in the ancient 
territory of Lorraine, the time-honored battlefield, is a stronger tie 
between our two armies. 

In the folds of the American and French flags flows the same 
ideals of justice, loyalty, of liberty and of victory. The sacrifice 
generates immortality. The shade of these two flags will be soft 
to the departed heroes. 

Captain McHenry, American soldiers, sleep in peace ; the grand 
sleep of glory; you will not be forgotten and you will be avenged." 

Never shall I forget the scene when the first crosses were placed 
above the graves of these, our dead, the first installment of the price that 
we were to pay to protect our heritage from the aggression and domination 
of the war-mad Huns. Sleeping there beside their comrades we left 
them and went back to our task, determined to carry on the work they had 
begun. 

Three different raids were carried out upon the Boche trenches dur- 
ing the month of March, in which we raided 
the German lines again and again and drove 
them out of their trenches, killing most of them 
and ourselves suffering very small losses. 

On March 22 we were relieved and 
marched out and back for two days, resting 
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the British line had given away at Amiens and we were ordered to return 
to the trenches from which we came and take up our old position and re- 
lieve the French divisions for duty in helping the British to re-establish 
their line. We marched back, came to the line, taking the same positions, 
occupying the right of the divisional front, the rest of the division being 
moved in by our side now and we stayed here until the 18th day of June, 
During this time we suffered a severe gas attack on May 27, when over 
four hundred men were gassed, forty-seven of them being killed. A few 
days later another gas attack followed by a raid on the Chamois Sector, 
which had for its object the capture of American prisoners. A lively fight 
occurred and two of our men were killed and three wounded but the only 
prisoners that were taken were German prisoners; four dead and ten 
prisoners were left in our lines at the close of the raid, while many more 
of the Boche lay dead in "No Man's Land." 

In these four months of fighting we lost more than one hundred killed 
and between six and seven hundred wounded, and when we marched away 
long rows of American graves lying beside their French comrades, made 
the ground of Lorraine hallowed forever to us. There many of our best 
buddies sleep among the hills of Lorraine, our second installment of the 
price that we were to pay to protect the inherited rights of mankind. 



The French peasant wanders there today out from the little village 
Pexonne to the town of Baccarat and stands 
with bowed head before the little crosses that 
mark the graves where his American friends, 
coming five thousand miles to fight with him 
against the common foes of civilization, sleep. 

The following is a list of the names and 
faces of those officers and men who sleep in 
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MAYLAND, LEWIS 101923 

Private Company I 

Died March 4, 1918, at Hospital 
No. 26, Baccarat, France. 

Buried March 7th, American 
Grave No. 1. 

Relative's address: Mrs. J. C, 
Sovda, 721 Grand View Avenue, 
Des Moines, Iowa. 



Private Mayland was taken ill 
shortly after we arrived at the 
front, and died the day before 
the regiment's first battle. He 
was the first Hardin County man 
to die. 

He was born at Ellsworth, Iowa, 
December, 1892. 

He had a quiet disposition and 
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McHENRY, HARRY C. 

Captain Company B 
Killed March 5, 1918 at Badon- 
vilUer, France, in the front line 
trenches. 

Buried March 7th, Officers' Row, 
Baccarat Cemetery. 
Son of Mrs. Lou C. McHcnry, 
Des Moines, Iowa. 
Captain McHenry was the young- 
est captain in the regiment, and 
was the first 168th officer killed 
in battle. 

During the bombardment Cap- 
tain McHenry with Sergeant 
Grahl went through the trenches 
seeing that his men were in a 
place of shelter. As they passed 
by the sergeant's quarters, the 
shelling was so intense they 
stepped inside for a moment, 
when a large caliber explosive 
shell destroyed the shelter, kill- 
ing him instantly. 







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WALDEN, RAY C. 100796 

Private Company D 

Killed March 5, 1918 at Badon- 
villier in the front line trench. 

Relative's address; Mrs, Hattie 
Elwood, Centerville, Iowa, 

He and Private Rogers -were on 
duty at their post. During 
heavy shelling a shell lit by his 
side and he was blown to atoms. 
No part of him could be found 
to bury. He was killed in the 
regiment's first battle. 



SMITH, WILLIAM T. 100781 

Private Company D 

Killed March 5, 1918 at Badon- 
villier, in the front line trench. 

Buried March 7th. Grave No. 15, 
Baccarat. 

Relative's address : Walter 

Smith, Northwood, Iowa. 

Private Smith was a member of 
the Second Iowa Infantry, and 
was transferred to the 168th 
Infantry on August 20th. 

During the bombardment, he and 
his companions were in a small 
shelter when a shell crashed 
through, crushing him to death. 
He died at his post. 



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WEDDING, JAMES E. 99223 

Sergeant Headquarters Company 

Killed March 5, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Wed- 
ding, Webster City, Iowa. 



Sergeant Wedding was a member 
of the gun crew, which was hit 
by a German 210, which killed' 
seven men of Headquarters Com- 
pany. Sometime later his body 
was found and buried on the 
hillside near. The men of his 
platoon built a fence around the 
grave and planted a tree to shade 
and protect it. 



PORSCH, WALTER J. 99220 

Sergeant Headquarters Company 
Killed March 5, 1918. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Porsch, Ft. Dodge, Iowa. 
In the early hours of the morning 
of March 5th, when the enemy 
put down a box barrage, our men 
were called to the alert posts. 
The Stokes Mortar Platoon 
rushed out to man the guns. As 
the men of Gun No. 1 reached 
the emplacement, a German 210, 
a large shell, hit at the base of 
their gun, killing seven men in- 
stantly. Sergeant Porsch's body 
was blown entirely to pieces. No 
art of it was ever recovered. 




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PEDERSON, GLENN 99308 

Private Headquarters Company 

Killed March 5, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Pedcr- 
son, Spencer, Iowa. 

Private Pederson was killed in 
the first encounter, which cost 
the headquarters company seven 
of their finest soldiers, and they 
all died at their post of duty. 

Private Pederson was buried 
with military honors at Baccarat. 
His body, although badly muti- 
lated, could be identified. 



PARISH, DEAN 99251 

Corporal Headquarters Company 
Killed March 5, 1918. 

Corporal Parish was also a mem- 
ber of the gun crew, who so 
gallantly held their post in their 
first encounter with the enemy, 
but they stood bravely to the last 
and drove the enemy back. 

He was buried with military 
honors in the cemetery at Bac- 
carat. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Parish, 
Glade Valley, North Carolina. 



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NASH, EDWARD 99437 

Private Headquarters Company 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Nash, 
Kingsley, Iowa. 

Born at Kingsley, September 

13, 1894. 

Killed March 5, 1918 in action. 

Private Nash was a member of 
the Stokes Mortar Platoon, 
which were manning gun No. 1, 
when a German 210 hit the gun 
and killed him instantly. 

Private Nash died as an Ameri- 
can soldier with his face 
towards the enemy. 

Private Nash was a very reliable 
young man and had many 
friends, both old and young. 



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HOSCHLER, ALBERT E. 99403 

Private Headquarters Company 

Killed March 5, 1918. 

Son of Mrs. Bertha Hoschler, 
Akron, Iowa. 

Private Hoschler was killed in 
his first encounter with the 
enemy, when a German 210 
struck directly beneath the gun 
and killed all the crew instantly. 
Private Hoschler's body, al- 
though badly mutilated, was 
found and buried with miUtary 
honors at Baccarat, France. 



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MAC RAE, DONALD H. 99709 

Corporal Machine Gun Company 

Killed March 5, 1918 at Badon- 
villier, France, Lorraine Sector. 

Buried at Baccarat, March 7, 
1918, Grave No. 6. 

Corporal MacRae was killed in- 
stantly by a piece of shrapnel, 
which pierced his helmet. He 
was acting as jammer in the 
machine gun pit when killed. ° 

His loss was felt severely by all '■ '' 
members of his company and 
brought the war home to all. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Murdo Mac 
Rae, Des Moines, Iowa. 

Corporal Mac Rae was a gradu- 
ate of North High School, Des 
Moines, Iowa. 



WORDEN, CLIFFORD C. 99488 
Private Headquarters Company 
Killed March 5, 1918. 

Private Worden was one of the 
seven men who were killed in 
their initial bombardment at 
Badonvillier, France, while on 
duty at their post. 

Although there is no place 
where we can say "Here lies the 
bodies of Porsch, Nash and 
Worden", yet we know that all 
these men, the pride of the pla- 
toon, were at their places with 
their faces toward the emeny in 
the first defensive combat of 
the regiment. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. 
Worden, Mason City, Iowa. 




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MORRISON, MERRILL B, 100664 
Private Company D 
Killed at Badonvillier, March 
5th. 

Buried March 7, 1918 in Grave 
No. 14, Baccarat Cemetery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. J. 
Morrison, Unionville, Iowa. 

Private Morrison went with the 
company to the Lorraine 
trenches, and in the regiment's v 
first bombardment he showed 
true soldierly qualities. While 
waiting for the attack a shell 
struck close by and he was 
killed instantly. 

Born November 12, 1896, near 
Unionville, Iowa. 



ROGERS, IRA J. 100769 

Private Company D 

Killed March 5, 1918 at Badon- 
villier in the front line trenches. 

Buried March 7, 1918, Grave 
No. 10, Baccarat Cemetery. 

Son of Mrs. Kate Rogers, 
Unionville, Iowa. 

Private Rogers was in the ini- 
tial bombardment of March 
5th, and was killed by a shell, 
his death being instantaneous. 

He stayed by his post during 
the heavy shelling in order to 
warn the platoon in case of 
attack following the bombard- 
ment. At all times he showed 
his faithfulness and spirit for 
the cause he was fighting for. 



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Private Company D 

Killed March 5th in the front 
line at Badonvillier, France. 

Buried in Grave No, 2, Baccarat 
Cemetery. 

Relative's address : Mrs. Bes- 
sie Eckles, Washington, Pa. 

Private Breese wd-s transferred 
from the old First Iowa into the 
168th August 20, 1917. 

He was killed when his dug-out 
caved in during the bombard- 
ment of March 5th, crushing 
him so severely that he died 
while being removed to the first 
aid station. 

Private Breese was a good sol- 
dier and made his share of the 
showing for which the regiment 
was highly complimented by the 
French. 



CLAUSEN, ROBERT L. 100704 

Private Company D 

Killed March 5, 1918 at Badon- 
villier. 

Buried March 7th, Grave No. 3, 
Baccarat Cemetery. 
Private Clausen was known by 
the officers and men to be a 
good soldier and dependable 
and efficient. 

In the initial bombardment of 
March 5th he upheld the stand- 
ard of bravery which so 
surprised the veteran French 
that day. He was just coming 
off post and was going to the 
dug-out when a shell hit close 
to him and killed him instantly. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Clau- 
sen, Mason City, Iowa. 
Born February 20, 1899 at Rock- 
ford, Iowa. 




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WORLEY, GUY O. 100324 

Private Company B 

Killed at Badonvillier, France, 
on March 5, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 7, Bac- 
carat Cemetery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James 
Worley, Exline, Iowa. 

Private Worley, while on duty 
as an observer in the trenches 
near Badonvillier, was killed by 
a shell which penetrated the 
dug-out. This was the same 
shcU that killed Captain Mc- 
Hcnry and several others. 



DAVIS, ISAAC 100167 

Private Company B 

Killed March 5, 1918 on the 
Lorraine Front. 

Buried March 7th, in Baccarat 
Cemetery, Grave No. 12. 

He enlisted in Company B, 
Third Iowa National Guard, 
May 28, 1917. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. 
Davis, Woodburn, Iowa. 

Private Davis was killed by a 
high explosive shell while on 
guard. He was twice given per- 
mission to leave his post, but 
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Private Company B 

Killed at Badonvillier, France, 
March 5, 1918. 

Buried March 7th, Baccarat 
Cemetery, Grave No. 9. 

Private Van Raden was killed 
by a German hand grenade 
during the raid of March 5th, 
by the Germans on our trenches. 
The Second Platoon, of vi^hich 
he was a member, was cited for 
bravery on that date. 

Private Van Raden enlisted 
April 2, 1917 at the age of fif- 
teen years, eight months. He 
was very much interested in 
soldiers as soon as war was de- 
clared and was an excellent 
soldier. 



EATON, ALVA F. 100589 

Sergeant Company D 
Killed March 5, 1918 in the 
front line trenches at Badon- 
villier. 

Buried March 7th, Grave No. 5, 
Baccarat. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. 
Eaton, Humeston, Iowa. 
Born at Melrose, Iowa, January 
21, 1898. 

In the first bombardment the 
regiment was in Sergeant Eaton 
refused to take shelter until all 
of his section had left the 
trenches and were in the dug- 
outs. His unselfishness result- 
ed in his death. A brave 
soldier, the most popular man 
in the company. His place 
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TODD, EDWIN C. 101168 

Private 1st Class, Company F 
Killed March 9, 1918 near St. 
Maurice, France. 
Buried in Grave No. 2, Bac- 
carat Cemetery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Q. D. 
Todd, Tabor, Iowa. 
Todd was accidentally killed by 
the explosion of hand grenades 
when nearly out of shell fire. 
Private Todd was a young man, 
loved by every one in the com- 
pany for his happy disposition. 
He was awarded the Croix de 
Guerre for bravery during the 
raid of March 9th in the Lor- 
raine Sector. 

Private Todd was a college man 
and was an earnest Christian 
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BEHMER, ALBERT 102493 

Corporal Company M 

Killed in the front Une trenches 
near Badonvillier, March 9, 1918. 
Buried March 11th, Grave No. 
6, Pexonne Cemetery. 

Corporal Behmer was one of 
the most popular and best liked 
men of his company. He was 
noted for his ability to sing a 
song that would make you for- 
get your troubles. 

While lying in a small shelter 
in the trench, waiting for word 
to go over the top, he was killed 
by a high explosive shell, which 
struck near by. He had ex- 
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BUTLER, TED 102592 

Corporal Company M 
Killed March 9, 1918, at Badon- 
villier. 

Buried March 11th in Baccarat 
Cemetery, Grave No. 25, with 
military honors. 

After months of hard training 
Butler made the supreme sacri- 
fice an hour before the time 
when he could have proved his 
ability as a fighting man. He 
was lying in the trenches wait- 
ing for the zero hour when his 
company were to go over the 
top on a raid. He was struck 
by a German shell and died 
shortly after. 

Relative's address: A. J. But- 
ler, Prentice, Wisconsin. 
He enlisted April 5, 1917 at the 
age of nineteen years. 



FALL, HENRY H. 102482 

Corporal Company M 

Killed March 9, 1918 in the 
trenches north of Badonvillier. 
Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
France. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Fall, Red Oak, Iowa. 

Corporal Fall enlisted in Com-, 
pany M and went to Francefl 
with the regiment. He went » 
into the trenches in the Lor- 
raine Sector, and went over the 
top in the raid on March 9th. 
He proved his ability as a leader 
and did excellent work. He 
was shot down by a machine 
gun bullet as he was returning 
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TURNER, FRED 102567 

Private First Class Company M. 

Killed March 9th in the front 
line trenches at Badonvillier. 

Buried March 11th in Pexonne 
Cemetery, Grave No. 4. 

Private Turner was always an 
example of a good soldier. He 
was killed while carrying a 
message from his platoon com- 
mander to the rear P. C. His 
death was a blow to his many 
friends but he died as a soldier 
should, doing his duty. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. R. 
Turner, R. F. D. No. 7, Atlantic, 
Iowa. 



CONLEY, CECIL M. 102604 

Private Company M 

Killed March 9, 1918 at Badon- 
villier, in the front line trenches. 

Buried in Pexonne Cemetery, 
Grave No. 5. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Con- 
ley, Atlantic, Iowa. 

Private Conley was the first M 
Company man to die in battle. 
He was killed by shrapnel while 
waiting to go over the top at the 
trenches in Badonvillier. 



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Corporal Company I 

Died March 11, 1918, at Camp 
Hospital No. 24 at Langres, 
France, of Meningitis. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert 
McCord, Burlington, Iowa. 

Corporal McCord went to 
France with the company and 
was taken sick while the regi-, 
ment was receiving its prelim- 1 
inary training at Morder, 
France. 

He was a capable squad leader 
and, had he lived, would, no 
doubt, have given a good ac- 
count of himself in battle. 



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STEVENS, CLIFFORD J. 101071 

Corporal Company F 

Killed March 9, 1918 at Lorraine 
Front, near BadonviUier. 

Buried March 13th in Pexonne 
Cemetery, Grave No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. C. 
Stevens, Brooks, Maine. 

Corporal Stevens was a very 
good soldier, always handling 
his squad in splendid manner, 
especially under fire. He had 
gone through the greater part 
of the barrage and was almost 
out of range of the shells when 
several grenades were accident- 
ally exploded near him, killing 
him instantly. 

He was a graduate of Brown 
University, and was a principal 
of schools in civil life. 



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BRACELIN, DANIEL P. 100163 

Private Company B 

Died March 11, 1918 at Baccarat 
Hospital. 

Buried March 12th, in Grave 
No. 21, Baccarat Cemetery. 

Son of Mrs. Patrick BraceUn, 
Norwalk, Iowa. 

Private Bracelin was wounded 
by shrapnel in the trench raid 
of March 5th. Sergeant Daw- 
son, who was present at the 
time relates Bracelin's last, 
words : "Tell the boys I did my 
part." He was taken to the 
hospital in Baccarat, where he 
died a few days later. 



BRUMMETT, FRED C. 101187 
Private Company F 
Wounded in action March 9th, 
at Neu Ville, and died in the 
hospital at Baccarat on March 
10, 1918. 

Buried March 13th in Grave No. 
24, Baccarat Cemetery. 
Son of Mrs. Rushia Brummett, 
Clarinda, Iowa. 

Private Brummett was wounded 
in the back by a high explosive / 
shell. He received immediate 
and the best of care from Amer- 
ican and French surgeons, but 
they failed to save him. He 
was a young man of splendid 
character. His last words were 
about his mother, whom he 
greatly loved. 

Private Brummett was awarded 
the Croix de Guerre before he 
died. 




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ANDERSON, HARRY L. 101589 
Bugler Company H 

Killed March 11, 1918 at Badon- 
villier, France, 

Buried March 13th, in Grave 
No. 7, Pexonne Cemetery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. 
Anderson, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 

The first time that Company H 
took over the front line trenches, 
relieving Company G, the vyrar 
was brought home to the boys 
by the loss of one of the 
youngest boys in the company, 
our always popular Bugler, 
Harry L. Anderson. He was 
killed by a German sniper, 
while he was carrying orders 
and mail from his commanding 
ofiFicer to a post in the front 
line. 



DUNN, MARVIN 100126 

Corporal Company B 
Died March 13, 1918 from 
wounds received March 5th. 
Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No, 26, 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. 
Dunn, Des Moines, Iowa. 
After being badly wounded by a 
hand grenade, Corporal Dunn 
took an automatic rifie and kept^ 
the Germans from entering the \ 
dug-out, thereby saving his 
comrades. He shared with his 
platoon the citation by the 128th 
French Division and personally 
received the Croix de Guerre 
for his brave deed. 
Corporal Dunn contracted pneu- 
monia while in the hospital, 
which was no doubt partly the 
cause of his death. 



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Private Headquarters company 
Died March 17, 1918, at Evacu- 
ation Hospital No. 212 at Bacca- 
rat, France. 

Buried in Grave No. 28, Bacca- 
rat. 

Son of Mrs, Etta Loben, Jewell, 
Iowa. 

Loben was not strong at any 
time during the hard winter 
spent in Rimaucourt. Only a 
boy, the rigors of that trying 
period in our first billets with- 
out sufficient fire to even dry 
their clothes, proved to be too 
much for him. Hard work and 
exposure in the trenches took 
his last ounce of vitality and he 
died of pneumonia contracted 
while on duty in the trenches. 
Private Loban was born at 
Blairsburg, Iowa, December 15, 
1900. 



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HUGHES, RUSSELL G. 100238 

Corporal Company L 

Killed March 17, 1918, at Badon- 
viUier. 

Buried March 19th, Pexonne 
Cemetery, Grave No. 8. 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. F. A. 
Hughes, Omaha, Nebraska. 

Corporal Hughes was killed by 
shell fire during a heavy bom 
bardment of our trenches. He 
was standing on watch at his 
post over the dug-out where he 
stayed faithfully at his place of 
duty to the very last. No cor- 
poral of the company was a 
more dependable leader ; 

whether under fire or back of 
the lines, he was always on the 
job. 



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Private First Class Sanitary De- 
tachment 

Died of pneumonia March 19, 
1918, at Hospital in Baccarat, 
France. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 30. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. A. 
Spears, Des Moines, Iowa. 
Private Spears was taken ill 
shortly before the regiment 
sailed and sent to hospital at 
Camp Mills. He was discharged 
in November and joined his 
regiment on their return to Camp 
Mills, sailing with them on No- 
vember 14th. In the trenches 
on March 5th he did excellent 
work. Later he was taken sick 
while his battalion was at rest. 
Death was undoubtedly the re- 
sult of exposure and over exer- 
tion on March 5th. 



MORRILL, LLOYD 102546 

Private Company M 

Killed March 17, 1918 in the 

front line trenches near Badon- 

villier. 

Buried March 19th in Grave No. 

9, Pexonne Cemetery 

Private Morrill was killed by an 
explosion of hand grenades in 
a raid on March 9th. He went 
over the top with his company 
and did excellent work while 
with them. His absence in 
Company M was sorely felt by 
his comrades and all who knew 
him. He was a friend to every- 
body, and always ready and 
willing to do his duty. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Mor- 
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STAFFORD, ERNEST L. 100784 

Private Company D 

Died March 21, 1918 of scarlet 
fever. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No, 32. 

Son of Mrs. S. A. Stafford, Clear 
Lake, Iowa. 

Private Stafford was taken sick 
shortly after the first battle on 
March 5th. He was delirious 
most of the time while in the 
hospital and asked repeatedly 
for his mother. Despite all 
efforts of the doctors and nurses 
he was too weak to resist the 
disease. 



CULP, LLOYD 102520 

Private Company M 

Died of wounds received in 
action in March 19, 1918 at Bac- 
carat Hospital. 

Buried in grave No. 27 in Bac- 
carat Cemetery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. 
Culp, Madras, Oregon. 

Private Culp was taken ill be- 
fore the regiment sailed for 
France and was left behind. 
He joined the regiment in 
France on March 6th. He went 
over the top with his company 
on March 9th, and in the en- 
counter proved himself a good 
fighter and a brave soldier. 



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Private Company D 
Killed April 12, 1918 at Village 
Negre while on the road to a 
dressing station. Buried in 
Grave No. 12, Baccarat Ceme- 
tery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Felice 
Viscusi, Philadelphia, Pa. 

He joined the regiment as a re- 
placement in February, 1918. 

He was conscious but a short 
time after being hit by a shell, 
telling the men good-bye and 
died with but little suffering. 
Private Viscusi was a foreigner 
by birth, Italian, but made it a 
point to show everyone that his 
heart and soul were in the fight. 
All missed his presence, both as 
a soldier and as a comrade. 



MONAHAN, EDWARD H. 102398 

Private Company L 

Died March 31, 1918 at Hospital 
at Baccarat, France. 

Buried April 2d in Baccarat 
Cemetery, Grave No. 35. 

Son of Mr. 'and Mrs. E. H. 
Monahan, Sioux City, Iowa. 

Private Monahan was wounded 
by a German hand grenade while 
on a patrol on March 21st. His 
left leg was amputated and he 
was recovering nicely, but com- 
plications set in and he died in 
the hospital. He proved himself 
a brave and patient soldier dur- 
ing his period of suffering. 

While in the hospital he was 
/ awarded the Croix de Guerre by 
Gen »ral Segonne, Commander of 
the 128th Division. 



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PARKINSON, FLOYD A. 101631 

Corporal Company H 

Died at Field Hospital No. 167 
at Baccarat, France on April 14, 
1918. 

Buried April 16th in Grave No. 
40. 

Corporal Parkinson contracted 
pneumonia while the regiment 
was in the Lorraine Sector and 
died on April 14th. 

Sister — Miss Katherine M. 
Parkinson, Portsmouth, Iowa. 



YOUNG, FREDERICK, 100684 

Private Company D 

Killed April 13, 1918 at Village 
Negre. 

Buried April 16th in Grave No. 
39, Baccarat Cemetery. 

A high explosive shell hit in the 
center of a path in which Private 
Young and several others were 
walking, killing one and wound- 
ing several. Private Young was 
severely wounded. He was con- 
scious to the last, talking cheer- 
fully while his wounds were 
being dressed and asked for a 
cigarette. When leaving in the 
ambulance he called good-bye to 
the men. 

Relative's address : W. B. Owens, 
Centerville, Iowa. 



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ZUSCHLAG, ELMER 302266 

Private Company B 

Died April 23, 1918 at Baccarat 
Hospital. 

Buried April 24th, Grave No. 46, 
Baccarat Cemetery. 

Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Zuschlag, 
Transfer, Pa. 

Private Zuschlag died of pneu- 
monia. 

He enlisted October 17, 1917 
and became a member of Com- 
pany B April 9, 1918. 



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2d. Lieut. Company G 

Died April 22, 1918. 

Buried twenty kilometers west 
of Sarbourg, Grave "Cirey sue 
Vesouze". 

Lieutenant Schafer was shot in 
the stomach while on patrol duty 
and taken prisoner. He was 
taken to a German hospital, 
where he died. 

Lieutenant Schafer was Bat- 
talion Patrol officer and was 
known throughout the entire 
regiment for his daring and 
ability as a scout. 



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Private Company C 

KiUed May 1, 1918 at Badon- 
villier. 

Buried May 2, Grave No. 13, 
Pexonne Cemetery, Map No. 2. 

Relative's address : Mrs. Roy E. 
Howard, Des Moines, Iowa. 

Private Jennings had just 
finished his dinner and was 
standing near the kitchen, wait- 
ing to wash his mess kit — a high 
explosive shell struck near him, 
and a fragment of the shell 
pierced his chest killing him 
instantly. 



MOWERY, HOWARD A. 101247 

Private Company F 

Killed April 27, 1918 at Lorraine 
Front in the trenches near 
Badonvillier. 

Buried April 29th, Grave No. 51, 
Baccarat Cemetery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. S. 
Mowery, Shelby Iowa. 

Private Mowery was on post in 
the front lines during the night. 
The trenches were protected 
by wire netting. He thought he 
heard a sound in the wires, and 
when he threw a grenade it struck 
the wire in front of him, bounded 
back and he was severely 
wounded by the explosion, dying 
before morning. 



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RIMEL, HARVEY 

Corporal Company I 

Killed in action May 15th, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. F. 
Rimel, Trinity, Texas. 

Corporal Rimel was struck in;^ 
the chest by a high explosive , | 
shell, which killed him instantly. 

Corporal Rimel was a friend to 
every man, and manifested 
ability as a non-commissioned V V 
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LYON, WILLIAM R. 100032 

Private Company A 
Killed May 4, 1918, at Village 
Negre in the Lorraine Sector. 
Buried at Pexonne Cemetery, 
Grave No. 14. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Lyon, 
Indianola, Iowa. 

While on patrol in "No Man's 
Land", he and his comrades 
encountered an emeny of great 
patrol strength, and in the fight 
Private Lyon was shot through 
both legs and bled to death 
before reaching our lines. 
He was buried with military 
honors. 

He was a member of the Bat- 
taUon Scouts and the wonderful 
record he established there has 
?eldom been equaled. 




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McILVAINE, FRANCIS A. 

First Lieutenant Company M 

Killed May 15, 1918 in the 
trenches north of Badonvillier. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. S. 
Mcllvaine, Indianapolis, Ind. 

Buried in Grave No. 18, Pexonne 
Cemetery. 

Lieutenant Mcllvaine joined the 
168th Infantry shortly after we 
landed in France and was with 
the organization through the 
training period. He was a hard 
drillmaster and his platoon was 
a credit to the company. 

Lieutenant Mcllvaine was killed 
by a high explosive shell during 
one of the most severe bom- 
bardments of the war, in that 
sector. 



McCONNELEE, IRWIN 102539 

Private Company M 

Killed May 15, 1918, at Badon- 
villier trenches. 

Buried May 18th, in Baccarat 
Cemetery, Grave No. 58. 

Son of Mrs. Mary McConnelee, 
Atlantic, Iowa. 

Private McConnelee was killed 
by a high explosive shell while 
asleep in his dug-out. He had 
just returned from carrying a 
message from his platoon com- 
mander to the rear. 

Private McConnelee was known 
to the members of his company 
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HOBBS, CLEM 102457 

Sergeant Company M 

Killed May 15, 1918 near Badon- 
villier. 

Buried in Pexonne Cemetery, 
Grave No. 17. 

Sergeant Hobbs was struck by 
a shell while asleep in his dug- 
out and killed. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. 
Hobbs, Red Oak, Iowa. 

In the trenches in Lorraine he 
proved himself a good soldier 
and an exceptional leader. He 
had the love and respect of every 
man in the regiment. 
Born August 10, 1893. 



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Private Company H 

Killed May 17, 1918 at Badon- 
villier. 

Buried May 19th in Pexonne 
Cemetery, Grave No. 19. 

Son of Mrs. Addie Eaton, Colo- 
rado Springs, Colo. 

During a relief by Company H 
of Company E, a German patrol 
had advanced up to the Post of 
Command. Just as the relief had 
been completed the Germans 
raided. Private Eaton was killed 
by a grenade in the fierce fight 
which ensued. This was the 
first fight Company H was in and 
the boys who took part in it won 
the admiration of all their com- 
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Private Company E 

Killed May 20, 1918 in the front 
line trenches near Badonvillier, 
France. 

Buried in Grave No. 20, Pex- 
onne Cemetery. 

Born at Chariton, Iowa, May 6, 
1896. 

Wife : Mrs. Ruth Caviness, 
Charles City, Iowa. 

Shortly before his death, at his 
own request, he was transferred 
on special duty to the Second 
Battalion Scouts, where he soon 
became known as a skillful and 
accurate patrol worker. 



BROWN, FRANK R. 102590 

Private Company M 

Killed May 26, 1918 at Village 
Negre. 

Buried in Grave No. 27, Pexonne 
Cemetery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. W. 
Brown, Salem, North Dakota. 

Private Brown was on special 
duty in the trenches on the night 
of May 27th, and when a bom- 
bardment started, he endeavored 
to gain cover but was struck by 
a shell and killed before he 
could reach a dug-out. 



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SALSBURY, JESSE R. 99938 

Private Company A 

Died of gas received on May 
27th. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 73. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sals- 
bury, Patterson, Iowa. 

Private Salsbury was a member 
of Company A in 1916 and saw 
border service with that com- 
pany. He was transferred to 
fill the ranks of the 168th, when 
that regiment was formed. 

He was a good man in the lines. 

Born February 23, 1894. 



SHAW, EARL G. 100068 

Private Company A 

Wounded on May 27th and died 
in the hospital on the same date. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 69. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry 
Shaw, Dubuque, Iowa. 

Private Shaw saw some service 
on the border and was with Com- 
pany A in the trenches up to the 
time he was gassed. 

He was exceedingly well liked 
for his ready wit and good 
humor. 




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BELLAK, JOHN. 246901 

Private Company B 

Killed May 27th at Badonvillier. 

Buried May 28, 1918 at Pexonne 
Cemetery, Grave No. 24. 

Private Bellak was killed by gas 
while on post at Badonvillier. 

He enlisted October 5, 1917 and 
joined Company B April, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Bellak, South Fork, Pa. 



STRONG, FRED L. 302776 

Private Company A 

Died at Baccarat Hospital May 
27th. 

Buried in Grave No. 62 in Bac- 
carat Cemetery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul 
Strong, Hart, Mich. |^ 

Private Strong was gassed on 
May 27tfa-at VrHagc Ncgrc and 
died that same day in the hospi- 
tal. 

Private Strong was a good 
soldier and liked by all who knew 
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PFAB, JOSEPH H. 99934 

Private Company A 

Killed May 27th at the Lorraine 
Front. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 70. 

Son of Mrs. Maggie Pfab, Du- 
buque, Iowa. 

Private Pfab w^as gassed at 
Village Negre on May 27th and 
died in the hospital. 

Private Pfab was a member of 
the old First Iowa and saw serv- 
ice on the border. 

He did considerable patrolling 
and proved to be a remarkable 
man in the line. 



POWERS, EVERETTE 100056 

Private Company A 

Gassed May 27, 1918 and died 
two days later in the hospital at 
Baccarat. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 65. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. 

Powers, Carlisle, Iowa. / 

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Private Powers, by his daring 
and fearlessness in the face of 
danger, was recognized by his 
comrades as being a man who 
would always accomplish his task 
however difficult. 

He was a conscientious worker 
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POWERS, MAURICE J. 84286 

Private Company A 

Died from gas received on May 
27, 1918 near Badonvillier, 
France. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery 
May 28th, Grave No. 75. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice 
E. Powers, Red Lodge, Mont. 

Private Powers was a splendid 
soldier, always on the alert and 
ready to do his duty. He was 
usually a member of patrols and 
raiding parties sent out from the 
company. 

His strict adherence to duty and 
his jovial disposition will always 
be remembered by his comrades. 



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GETTEYS, LLOYD W. 99992 

Private Company A 

Killed May 27, 1918 at Lorraine. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 74. 

Son of Mrs. M. Getteys, Stuart, 
Iowa. 

Private Getteys demonstrated hisj 
worth in the battle of March 5th 
He was in the thick of the fight 
and displayed qualities which are 
essential for a good soldier. 

Private Getteys was well liked by 
both officers and men. He rep- 
resented the best principles that 
America could inculcate. 



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ANDERSON, SEGURD O. 99340 

Private Headquarter' s Company 

Killed May 27th at Badonvillier. 

Buried in Grave No. 21, Pexonne 
Cemetery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Ander- 
son, Mason City, Iowa. 

Private Anderson was with a 
cleaning party in the front line 
trenches. The Germans sent 
over a gas attack and these men 
were sent in to reinforce the men 
in the line. In the confusion 
Private Anderson inhaled too 
much of the deadly gas and died 
the same night. 



FORD, EUGENE 99986 

Private Company A 

Killed May 27, 1918 at Village 
Negre. 

Buried in Pexonne Cemetery on 
March 28th, Grave No. 22. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ford, 
Winterset, Iowa. !\ " 

Private Ford conducted himsel 
in a very courageous manner in ' 
the raid on March 5th, carrying 
messages over a shell swept area. 

He was an excellent soldier and 
a loveable comrade. 




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CROFT, BRUCE C. 99972 

Private Company A 

Died on May 28th of wounds 
received in gas attack at Village 
Negre. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 79. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Ross Croft, 
Winterset, Iowa. 

Private Croft lost his life trying 
to save others. He was a gas 
guard at the time of the attack 
on May 27th. 

Private Croft was recommended 
for the Croix de Guerre by Major 
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BEAVERSDORF, CARL B. 99913 

Private Company A 

Died of gas wounds on May 28, 
1918. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 67. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Bcavers- 
dorf, Dubuque, Iowa. 

Private Beaversdorf was a mem"|\ 
ber of the First Iowa Infantry 
and was transferred to the 168th 
Infantry. He did very good work 
in the trenches in the former 
engagements. Private Beavers- 
dorf was gassed on May 27th and 
died the following day in the 
hospital at Baccarat. 



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DOWNS, JOSEPH 99909 

Cook Company A 

Gassed on May 27th and died in 
hospital at Baccarat the same 
day. 

Buried in Grave No. 66, Baccarat 
Cemetery. 

Son of Melvin and Mattie 
Downs, Kenmundy, Illinois. 

Cook Downs had a great reputa- 
tion for his unfailing good humor 
and as a cook. 

He was a member of the original 
Company A, Third Iowa In- 
fantry. 



BAKER, OSCAR A. 99953 

Private Company A 

Died of gas wounds on May 27th 
in the hospital at Baccarat. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 63. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. 
Baker, Dubuque, Iowa. 

During the gas attack on May 
27th Private Baker was wounded 
by a gas shell exploding at his 
feet. Not thinking of himself, 
he rushed into the infirmary to 
save the wounded. 

Private Baker drove the ration 
cart for the company from the 
rear to the support lines. 



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DAVIS, FRED 99978 

Masician Company A 

Gassed at Village Negre on May 
27, 1918 and died on the follow- 
ing day in Hospital No. 2, Bac- 
carat, France. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 72. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Davis, 
Churdan, Iowa. 

Born at Carson, Iowa, December 
21, 1898. 

Bugler Davis acted as a regi- 
mental Liaison runner between 
the 167th and the 168th Infantry 
regiments. 



DAVIS, EVERETT C. 99975 

Cook Company A 

Died in the hospital at Baccarat 
on May 28, 1918 from gas re- 
ceived at Village Negre, May 
27th. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 71. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvester 
Davis, Nora Springs, Iowa. 

Cook Davis enlisted in the 
Second Iowa Infantry in June 
1917 and was later transferred to 
Company A, 168th Infantry. 

Born at Exline, Iowa, March 7, 
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NAUMAN, MERLE L, 99829 

Private Machine Gun Company 

Killed at Village Negre, near 
Badonvillier, France on May 27, 
1918. 

Buried at Baccarat, Grave No. 77. 

Private Nauman was sleeping in 
his dug-out when the gas attack 
was made. One of the pro- 
jectiles struck his dug-out and he 
inhaled some of the deadly fumes 
before he could get his mask out. 
Born in Union County, Iowa, 
December 9, 1887. 

Relative's address: Adaline Nau- 
man, Arispe, Iowa. 



GREEN, CLARENCE R. 

First Lieutenant Company A 
Died in hospital No. 2, Baccarat, 
France on May 27th from gas 
wounds received on the same 
day. 

Buried in Officers' Row in Bac- 
carat Cemetery, 

Mrs. C. R. Green (Wife), Win- 
terset, Iowa. 

Lieutenant Green was severely 
gassed and died very soon after 
reaching the hospital. 
He was asleep in his dug-out and 
was so tired and exhausted that 
before he could be awakened, 
the gas had entered the room 
and he took one breath. He was 
carried to the Aid Station, put in 
the ambulance and sent imme- 
diately to the hospital, but the 
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Private Machine Gun Company 

Killed May 27, 1918 by gas at 

Village Negre near Badonvillier, 

France. 

Buried at Baccarat, France in 

Grave No. 86. 

Relative's address: Mrs. John 
Leaper, Anamosa, Iowa. 

Private McCuUough was gassed 
in the eventful attack of May 
27th and died a few hours after 
his arrival at the hospital. He 
was sleeping in his dug-out and 
inhaled some of the fumes be- 
fore he could get his mask on to 
protect himself. 

Born at Fairview, Iowa, February 
22, 1899. 



FLEUR, EDWARD O. 

Captain Machine Gun Company 

Killed May 27, 1918 at Village 

Negre. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Officers' Row. 

Captain Fleur was severely 
gassed on May 27th and died 
shortly after his arrival at the 
hospital in Baccarat. 

Mrs. Edward Fleur (Wife), Des 
Moines, Iowa. 

Captain Fleur served as a cor- 
poral in the Philippines and had 
been connected with 3rd Iowa In- 
fantry for many years. He was 
loved by his fellow officers and 
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Private Company C 

Died May 27, 1918 at Evacuation 
Hospital No. 2, Baccarat, France. 

Buried May 29th in Grave No. 
64, Baccarat Cemetery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George 
Alongo, Priggi, Italy. 

Private Alongo was in camp near 
the kitchen and was unable to 
get his mask on soon enough to 
protect himself from the fumes 
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TILLMAN, JESSE F. 100365 

Sergeant Company C 

Died May 27, 1918 of gas received 
on the same day. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 68. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. P. Till- 
man, Creston, Iowa. ( o 

Sergeant Tillman had been sent 
to the hospital with trench fever. 
He was taken to the aid station 
which was gassed, and being in a 
delirious condition, he was un- 
able to keep his mask on to pro- 
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Private Company B 

Killed at Badonvillier May 27, 
1918, 

Buried May 28th in Pexonne 
Cemetery, Grave No. 25. 

Relative's address: Mrs. Kate 
Buler, Erie, Pa. 



Private Schuster was killed by 
gas while on post at Badonvillier, 
France. 

He became a member of Com- 
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ORR. FRANK W. 100120 

Corporal Company B 

Killed May 27, 1918 at Badon- 
villier. 

Buried May 28th, Grave No. 23 
in Pexonne Cemetery. 

Corporal Orr was on duty on post 
at Badonvillier, when gassed. 

He served on the Mexican Bor- 
der in 1916-1917. 

Corporal Orr received his educa- 
tion in Winterset and Des 
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Private Company A 

Died in Hospital at Baccarat 
May 28, 1918 from gas received 
on May 27th at the Lorraine 
Front. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 81. 

Private Hann proved his worth 
as a soldier in the attack on 
March 5th. 

His comrades will always re- 
member his cheerful disposition, 
his obedience to orders and his 
sterling qualities. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett 
Hann, Winterset, Iowa. 



SCHUSTER, CLEMENT W. 99940 

Private Company A 

Died of gas wounds received on 
May 27, 1918. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 78. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. 
Schuster, Dubuque, Iowa. 

Private Schuster served on the 
Mexican Border as a member of 
the First Iowa Infantry. He was 
transferred into the 168th In- 
fantry Company and was with 
them in all their engagements 
prior to May 27th. 

Private Schuster was a good man 
both in the barracks and in the 
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Private Company A 
Gassed on May 27, 1918 and died 
in Evacuation Hospital No. 2 on 
May 28th. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 84. 

Relative's address: Frank Har- 
mon, Mason City, lov^a. 

Private Baken did excellent w^ork 
while in the trenches, and partic- 
ipated 
patrols. 

He v^as transferred to the 168th 
Infantry from the old Second 
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Private Company C 

Died May 28, 1918 at Evacuation 
Hospital No. 2, Baccarat, France. 

Buried in Grave No. 76 at Bac- 
carat. 

Private Quinn was on duty in 
the trenches in the Lorraine Sec- 
tor. He was gassed and sent to 
the hospital where he died. 

Relative's address : Bill Fanber, 
Sheridan, Wyo. 



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Private Company C 

Died May 28, 1918 as a result of 
gas received May 27th. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 61. 



Private Craig was gassed severe- 
ly on May 27th. He was taken 
to the hospital but died the fol- 
lowing day. 

Relative's address : Clarence 
Blood, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 



SAUNDERS, WILLIAM M. 100202 

Private Company B 

Died May 28, 1918 at Evacuation 
Hospital No. 2, Baccarat, France. 

Buried May 29th in Baccarat 
Cemetery, Grave No. 83, 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. 
Saunders, Garwin, Iowa. 

Private Saunders was gassed on 
post at Badonvillier, dying later 
in the hospital. 

He enlisted in Company B, Third 
Iowa National Guard in April, 
1917. 



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GUSTINE, CLYDE 102063 

Private Company K 

Killed May 28th on the Lorraine 
Front. 

Buried May 30, 1918, in Pexonne 
Cemetery, Grave No. 26. 

Son of Mrs. Sallie Gustine, Ex- 
celsior Springs, Missouri. 

Private Gustine was killed in a 
gas attack on the trenches near 
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SWEENY, IVAN D. 102431 

Private Company L 

Died May 29, 1918 at Evacuation 
Hospital No. 2, Baccarat, France. 

Buried May 31st in Baccarat 
Cemetery, Grave No. 91. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Grant 
Sw^eeny, Council Bluffs, Iowa. || 

Private Sweeny was a man of 
true worth, patient in hardships 
and suffering. He would have 
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HAZARD, SAMUEL 102372 

Private Company L 

Died May 29. 1918 at Evacuation 
Hospital No. 2, Baccarat, France. 

Buried May 31st in Baccarat 
Cemetery, Grave No. 82. 

Relative's address: Mrs. C. A. 
Johnson, Atlantic, Iowa. 

Private Hazard Mfas standing 
guard at the fork of the roads 
during the gas attack of May 
29th. He was wounded in the 
face so severely that he could 
not wear a mask, but he stayed 
at his post vainly trying to adjust 
his mask. 



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HEWITT, GLADSTONE C. 100499 

Died May 29, 1918, at Baccarat. 
France. 

Buried in Grave No. 80, Bac- 
carat Cemetery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Hew- 
itt, Creston, Iowa. \ 

Private Hewitt was on duty in 
the trenches near Village Negre. 
He was gassed and taken to the 
hospital where he died later. 



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MARSHALL, RUSSELL E. 100284 

Private Company B 

Killed May 29, 1918 at Badon- 
villier. 

Buried May 30th, in Pexonne 
Cemetery, Grave No. 28. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. 
Marshall, Indianola, Iowa. 

Private Marshall had advanced 
in front of his post, in a raid, 
and was firing his auto rifle 
when he was killed by a hand 
grenade. 

He was a member of the Sec- 
ond Platoon which was cited 
for bravery on March 5th. 



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Private Headquarters Company 

Killed May 29, 1918 at Village 
Negre in the Lorraine Sector. 

Buried May 30th in Pexonne 
Cemetery, Grave No. 29, with 
the military honors he deserved. 

Son of Mrs. Hannah Larson, 
Berkeley, California. 

Private Larson was a member 
of the telephone platoon and 
was stationed at Village Negre. 
He was asleep in his dug-out 
when a container broke in the 
room, and he did not awaken in 
time to put on his mask. 

Private Larson was a good, 
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PERRY, GORDON E. 100341 

Sergeant Company C 

Died May 30, 1918 at Hospital 
No. 2, Baccarat, France. 

Buried May 31st in Baccarat 
Cemetery, Grave No. 89. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. 
Perry, Des Moines, Iowa. 

Sergeant Perry was preparing 
mess in the kitchen when the 
Germans sent over several gas 
shells. He died in the hospital 
shortly afterwards. 

Sergeant Perry had served on 
the Mexican Border in 1916, 

He received his education in 
Denver, Colorado. 



STALEY, WILLIAM A. 102434 

Private Company L 

Died May 30, 1918 at Baccarat, 
France, in Evacuation Hospital, 
No. 2. 

Buried May 31st in Baccarat 
Cemetery, Grave No. 90. 

Relative's address: Miss Alva 
Staley, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

Staley did not recover from the 
shock of the tremendous ex- 
plosion in the gas attack in time 
to get his mask on, and died a 
short time later. 

Private Staley died as became 
an American soldier, enduring 
his suffering without a word. 



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Corporal Company B 

Killed May 30, 1918 at Badon- 
villier, France. 

Buried May 31st in Baccarat 
Cemetery, Grave No. 87. 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. B. Lech- 
ner, Cedar Falls, Iowa. 

Corporal Lechner was wounded 
by a hand grenade in the raid 
at Badonvillier, and died in the 
hospital. Before being killed, 
he and his squad engaged in 
hand to hand fighting with the 
enemy and took six German 
prisoners. 

Corporal Lechner was a mem- 
ber of the platoon that received 
the "Croix de Guerre" for gal- 
lantry in action on March 5th. 



HUXTABLE, WAYNE E. 99408 

Private Headquarters Company 
Died May 30th from gas re- 
ceived May 27, 1918. 
Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 88. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Hux- 
table, Le Mars, Iowa. 
When the Germans sent over a 
heavy gas attack, the men 
rushed out of their dug-outs to 
the alert posts to repel the at- 
tack. The suddenness of the 
attack and the excitment was 
such that some of the men, not 
realizing the deadliness of the 
phosgene gas and thinking that 
they could fight better without 
their masks, were careless of 
their own safety. Huxtable 
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PRICE, JOHN W. 102310 

Private Company L 

Died June 6th of gas received 
May 29, 1918. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 103. 

Relative's address : Geo. Saul, 
Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

Price fought bravely against 
great odds to overcome the gas 
that he inhaled in the gas attack 
on Village Negre. He quietly 
obeyed all instructions, but died 
in the hospital at Baccarat. 




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WALTERMAN, HIO. 100542 

Private First Class, Company C 

Died June 3rd, 1918. 

Buried June 4th in Baccarat 
Cemetery, Grave No. 94. 

Son of Mrs. Martha Walter- 
man, Kamarer, Iowa. 

Private Walterman v^ras in the 
rear of the trenches when Ger- 
mans threw gas shells in the 
camp area, and he was gassed 
severely, which resulted in his 
death. 



LINDSAY, WILLIAM C. 101475 
Private Company G 
Killed June 5, 1918 at Badon- 
villier, in the front line trenches. 
Buried June 6th in Pexonne 
Cemetery, Grave No. 30. 
Private Lindsay, in company 
with several others, forming a 
combat patrol was sent out. 
The patrol encountered the 
enemy and they opened fire. 
The enemy brought up some 
light machine guns and Lindsay 
was mortally wounded by a 
machine gun bullet while in the 
act of firing a rifle grenade. 
He was the first man of Com- 
pany G to be killed. 
Private Lindsay was a friend to 
every one and constantly con- 
ducted himself as a soldier. 
Relative's address: J. H. Staton, 
Ottumwa, Iowa. 



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CHAMBERS, HARRY E. 

Corporal Company I 

Captured by the Germans, after 
being severely wounded on 
June 16th. He died at Cirey 
the following day. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Julius 
Chambers, Park Avenue, Des 
Moines, Iowa. 

Harry Chambers was one of 
nineteen volunteers who went 
out on a daylight patrol in No 
Man's Land to attempt to re- 
cover the body of one of their 
comrades who had been killed a 
few minutes before in a fight 
with an enemy patrol. 




HOUCHIN, MICHAEL 

Private Company I 

Missing June 16, 1918. 

Son of Mrs. Mary Strode, Bur- 
lington, Iowa. 

Private Houchin was a member 
of the patrol, which went out 
into No Man's Land to recover 
the body of a comrade, and as 
yet, we have no official report 
as to his death or burial. Sev- 
eral of the men were caught in 
a trap, but received no definite 
word of Private Houchin. 



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KING, EARL S. 100270 

Private Company B 

Died June 16, 1918 of wounds 
received at Badonvillier, France. 
Buried June 18th. 

Born at Gladbrook, Iowa, Julv 
28, 1897. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred L. 
King, Waterloo, Iowa. 

Private King was wounded by a 
pistol bullet while on post at 
Badonvillier, dying later in the 
hospital. After he had been 
shot, he engaged in hand to 
hand fighting with the Germans. 
Private King was a member of 
the Second Platoon which re- 
ceived the Croix de Guerre for 
gallantry in action, March 5th. 



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CAHILL, JOSEPH 

Private Company K 

Killed June 16, 1918 at Badon- 
villier, in the front line. 

Son of Mrs. Rose Cahill, Lans- 
ing, Michigan. 

Private Cahill was on a small 
daylight patrol in No Man's 
Land which had gone out to in- 
vestigate unusual activity in the 
enemy front line. He was hit 
in the head by a German sniper 
and died instantly. 



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MORROW, LESLIE G. 102397 

Private Company L 

Died June 17, 1918 at Field Hos- 
pital No. 168. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 113. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Mor- 
row, Ponoka, Alberta, Canada. 

Private Morrow had been with 
the company in all their trench 
experience. He was in the gas 
attack of May 29th and never 
fully recovered his health. He 
valiantly did his best to finish 
his part in the fight, but was 
sent to the hospital in the early 
part of June, where he died a 
few days later. 

Born at Mondamin, Iowa, Aug- 
ust 27, 1898. 



BALDWIN, ALONZO F. 

Private First Class Machine Gun 
Company 

Killed June 18, 1918, at Pex- 
onne, France. 

Buried in Grave No. 32, Pex- 
onne Cemetery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. 
Baldwin, Des Moines, Iowa. 

Private Baldwin was working in 
the kitchen, when a high explo- 
sive fell and exploded in the 
kitchen, killing him instantly. 

He had been through the at- 
tacks of March 5th and May 
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HAIR, MERTON V. 100260 

Private Company B 
Died June 20, 1918 at the hos- 
pital in Baccarat, 
Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 120. 

Private Hair w^as wounded by a 
high explosive shell at a reserve 
position in Lorraine, dying later 
in the hospital. 

He was popular among his 
comrades. His platoon ser- 
geant said : "I have lost the best 
man in B Company." 
His platoon was cited on March 
5th. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Guy Hair, 
Early, Iowa. 

Private Hair was a graduate of 
Early High School. 



BLAYNEY, HUBERT 



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Private Machine Gnn Company 

Died in Hospital No. 2 at Pex- 
onne, France. 

Buried June 20, 1918 in Grave 
No. 115, Baccarat Cemetery. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbery 
Blayney, Olin, Iowa. 

Private Blayney was working 
in the kitchen when a shell ex- 
ploded near him. He was in- 
jured so severely that he died 
shortly after being removed to 
the hospital at Baccarat. 

Born at Olin, Iowa, January 31, 
1896. 

Graduate of Olin High School 
in 1914, also graduate of High- 
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O'LAUGHLIN, GEORGE 100047 
Private Company A 
Died June 21, 1918 in hospital 
at Baccarat. 

Buried in Baccarat Cemetery, 
Grave No. 118. 

Relative's address: Mrs. Will- 
ard Usher, Stuart, Iowa. 
Private O'Laughlin was wound- 

/ ed fatally by a piece of high ex- 
plosive shell that hit him in the 
left side on June 19, 1918. 
He was wounded at Pexonne 
during bombardment there the 
night we were relieved by the 
French. 

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McBETH, MILES W. 99721 

Cook Machine Gun Company 

Died in Evacuation Hospital No. 
2 from wounds received June 
18, 1918. 

Buried June 22nd in Baccarat 
Cemetery, Grave No. 119. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mc- 
Beth, Des Moines, Iowa. 

Cook McBeth was wounded 
while at work in the kitchen. A 
high explosive shell dropped in 
the kitchen and exploded, wound- 
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COOPER, HEDLEY H, 

Y.M. C. A. Secretary 
Killed May 27, 1918 at village of 
Negre. 

Hedley Cooper came to our regi- 
ment but a few days before the 
regiment experienced one of its 
most terrible gas attacks. He 
was in the very front line posi- 
tion, where he had a small can- 
teen in a dugout. When the at- 
tack commenced Cooper donned 
his gas mask and went out to see 
what he could do to help. Ser- 
geanT Wintrode of Company A 
says Cooper came to him and 
volunteered to help in any way 
he could so Wintrode let him 
pilot a detail of men with am- 
munition down to the front line 
and while doing so was killed. 
The Reverend Cooper was born 

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SMITH, HALLIDAY S. 

Y. M. C. A. Secretary with 168th 

Infantry 
Killed May 27, 1918 at village of 
Negre, front line trenches. 
When the attack broke on morn- 
ing of May 27, Smith went 
over to Cooper's dugout and the 
two Y men went forward to the 
front position to assist in the 
care of wounded. A gas shell 
burst near them and they did not 
realize its deadly nature until' 
after a breath had been taken. 
Smith was immediately overcome 
and born from the field. He died 
before he could reach the hospi- 
tal. Smith had been a clerk in 
the Union Square Savings Bank 
at Nyack, N. Y. He had served 
three years in the 7th Regiment 
of New York 



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Private Company M. 
Killed May 15, 1918 in the 
trenches. 

Buried in Pexonne Cemetery, 
Grave No. 16. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira Hub- 
bell, Atlantic, Iowa. 
During the night of May 15, 
1918. our guns were bombarding 
the German front line positions. 
The shells from one of our 
batteries kept falling within our 
own lines, and we could not tell 
from which gun they were com- 
ing. Our artillerymen were noti- 
fied, but failed to remedy the 
evil. One of the shells entered 
our own dug-out and killed Max 
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WHEN the regiment was relieved from the duty in Lorraine, we 
moved back to the land of the Moselle and entrained and started 
westward. After a twenty-f our-ho ur railroad journey, we arrived in 
the valley of the Marne, and our regimental headquarters were located 
at St. Amend. 

Here we rested for five days, played ball, had concerts and bathed in 
the river. What a relief it was, after the four tiresome months in the 
trenches to be free again, but our freedom was of short duration. On June 
27 we were transferred to the Fourth Army, commanded by General 
Gouraud, one of the highest honored and best loved generals in the 
French Army, and at once were ordered to make a thirty-five kilometer 
march toward the front. Early the next morning we dragged into the 
little town of Courtsols where we rested until the night before the fourth 
of July, 

We were now in the famous Camp De Chalons country, on ground 
that has been made famous by past history. The Romans had made 
great highways through this country, and there were many camps and 
villages that bore names that carried one back to the days when Attila 
and Saracens had battled here. Here the French had conducted a great 
offensive in 1917 and this same country was taken by the Germans in 
1914. This country is vividly described by Colonel Walter Wolf in his 
story of the Rainbow Division. He says, "It was into this sector we 
moved, the arid and outlandish part of Champagne, with not a vineyard, 
not a garden and not a field of wheat — known because of its meagreness 
as the 'lousy Champagne.' It was very white and very desolate, the 
scrubby trees were dwarfed and gnarled, and with their patchy foliage 
merely emphasized the blankness and glare of the scene, Heather- 
bounded chalk was everywhere, chalk reflected the heat and kept the cool 
of the ground within, made the road firm and readily afforded deep dug- 
outs of great strength and resisting power. The only touch of color up- 
on the width of these plains was the thick poppy field, then full blown." 

It was amidst this weird scene, over these dreary roads, that we 
marched on July 4 into the battered town of Suippes, and from there into 
Camp 3-5 and 4-5 and into the wooded position. Here we became a part 
of General Gouraud's Army of D efense ; two divisions of French and our 
own Rainbow Division made up the troops that were assigned to this po- 
sition, in which we were informed the Germans would throw the full 
power of their strength. Against us there were massed nine divisions of 
the Boche, who were planning an offensive 
in which they expected to overwhelmingly 
defeat us, to drive through and capture the 
Marne River towns and force a quick con- 
clusion of the war. 

When we moved into our camps all was 
quiet and still. Scarcely a gun was fired 
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plane circled above our lines ; otherwise in the daytime an observer would 
little have dreamed that a great battle was soon to be fought here. Our 
own boys who loafed during the day, as soon as the touch of darkness 
covered the land, worked with feverish haste digging trenches, swinging 
guns into position, bringing up ammunition, preparing for the greatest 
conflict in which it had ever been their privilege to play a part. From 
the night of July 8 until the night of the 14th, our boys were called to the 
alert position shortly before midnight and stood thus until just before 
dawn in the morning. We were taking no chances of a German surprise 
attack. 

General Gouraud sent us the following order: 

"To the French and American soldiers of the Fourth Army: We 
may be attacked at any moment. You all know that a defensive bat- 
tle was never engaged under more favorable conditions. We are 
awake and on our guard. We are powerfully reinforced with infantry 
and artillery. You will fight on a terrain, that you have transformed 
by your work and perseverance into a redoubtable fortress. This 
fortress will be invincible and all the entrances are well guarded. 

The bombardment will be terrible. You will support it without 
weakness. The assault will be fierce, in a cloud of smoke, dust and 
gas, but your position and your armament are formidable. In your 
breast beats the brave and strong hearts of free men. 

None shall glance to the rear, none shall yield a step. Each shall 
have but one thought, to kill many until they have had their fill. 

That is why your General says to you, 'You will break this assault 
and it will be a happy day'." 

With the words of this brave general ringing in our ears, we waited 
for the attack to commence. Night after night in the clear moonlight with 
rifle by our side, we strengthened our positions and wondered if the at- 
tack would come before morning. Our division had never taken part in a 
great battle and now we were to be suddenly thrown into a fight on which 
would hang the whole history of civilization. The Germans had broken 
the British lines on the left in March and had driven through for thirty-five 
kilometers. In May, they broke the French line and drove through clear 
to the Marne river, and captured Chateau Thierry, forcing the French 
back forty-seven kilometers. Now, the enemy was to attempt an even 
greater attack and we were to have part in resisting his assault. 

Never shall I forget the night of that battle. The air was tense with 
the coming tragedy. At the moment darkness began, ammunition was 

rushed to the front, artillery teams came 
swinging up, quickly unloaded their shells and 
galloped back after further supplies. Mes- 
sengers were dashing up on motorcycles in 
the dark and dashing quickly away again. 
Officers were feverishly writing messages, 
runners nervous and excited, were carrying 
these messages to every part of the line. By 



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10 o'clock all was in readiness and for two long hours we stood and 
waited for that battle to begin. The moon was shining softly, slipping 
from behind first one lazy floating cloud and then another. The breeze 
sighed softly among the scraggy pines as though moaning over the trag- 
edy that the rising sun would witness. Men talked in nervous tones, 
laughed over things that were not laughable and smoked furiously at 
their cigarettes. Many a fellow gave a last message that night to the 
comrade by his side and told him to carry it back to some loved one wait- 
ing for him, for no man knew whether fate would be kind or unkind to 
him before morning and many a fellow, perhaps for the first time in his 
life, looked up at the stars that were shining so softly above him and 
thought of the Creator into whose presence he knew many of his buddies 
and possibly himself would enter in a few hours. Men do not often pray 
in battle but many of them prayed this night. They prayed to the Great 
Father to give them the courage to die as bravely as their comrades had 
died in Lorraine, to give them the strength to endure the long hours of 
bombardment and to conquer the fear that was tugging at their hearts. 
I cannot but believe that the Master, who went through Gethsemane un- 
derstood those men, who were trying so bravely to follow in His footsteps. 

At twenty minutes to twelve our own guns opened with a roar that 
shook the earth about us. Four hundred and fifty guns were pouring a 
steady stream of shells into the enemy's lines and our boys lay there in 
the trenches and chuckled to themselves at what a nice surprise the 
enemy was receiving. 

Promptly at 12 o'clock or 12:10 the enemy's guns opened with a ter- 
rible roar and the roar of his screaming, bursting shells smothered the 
sound of our own guns. Never have I seen such a bombardment. Trees 
were torn up by the roots, dust and rocks were whirled in every direction, 
men's bodies were blown into atoms, horses were slaughtered by the thou- 
sands and many of them wounded, broke their halter ropes or dashed 
away from their drivers, screaming and neighing in their pain. Our 
camps were on fire, every road, trench, path of shelter of any kind was 
under a continuous and terrific fire. Airplanes by the hundreds were cir- 
cling overhead, dropping bombs on our artillery and amidst all this the 
stretcher-bearers came down the road with white faces, but with jaws set, 
carrying their wounded comrades, placing them in ambulances which 
dashed quickly away with them to the temporary hospitals in the rear. 

Our own little aid station, under the command of Major Henry Bunch 
and Lieutenant Neil Van Meter had from fifty to one hundred wounded 
and dying men lying there under the open 
sky with no shelter of any kind. A battery 
of the One Hundred Fifty-first Field Artillery 
that was across the road was firing as rapidly 
as it could. Its little guns were barking vi- 
ciously toward the approaching enemy and a 
large German gun was sending its huge shells, 
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which were causing him such terrible losses. Light had just begun to 
dawn in the east as a boy was brought in and laid down by the side of the 
path and Lieutenant Neil Van Meter came to me and said, "Better speak to 
that lad, Chaplain, he is wounded pretty bad, won't last but a few minutes." 

I went over and knelt down by his side. A shell had crashed through 
his foot and cut away the ankle entirely. A piece of slug had gone through 
his left leg above the knee and he had wrapped a wire about it and 
twisted a stick in it to stop the flow of blood. His left arm had been shat- 
tered at his side and he lay there so still and white, but with never a cry 
coming from between his lips. 



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I said, "How are you coming, old chap?' 
clenched teeth, cheerfully he said, "All right, I guess, 
"Lad, you are wounded worse than you think, and you can't live 
you will be dead in less than a half hour." 

He was rather startled at this, and said, "Am I going to die. Chaplain?" 
I said, "Yes, lad." And then I asked "Is there anything I can do for you?" 
He said, "Yes, will you write and tell my mother. Chaplain, all about it?" 
I said I would and he seemed content. He asked me to pay a few francs 
to a comrade of his, and I said, "Isn't there anything else lad, that you want 
to say for yourself before you go?" He said, "I guess not, but will you 
give me a cigarette?" I lighted it and gave it to him and he lay there and 
smoked, drawing the smoke into his lungs and blew it out through his 
nose. He seemed to take great comfort in it. He looked up at me, blew 
out another puff of smoke and smiled so coolly up into my face. I turned 
away to hide my tears and after working with some others a few mo- 
ments, I came back. His cigarette was still burning between his fingers, 
but he was lying there, his pale set face so boyish, was cold in death. And 
thus he died without a cry coming from between his lips. 

This is only one example that I can give of all those glorious men, 
both French and American, who died in this greatest battle of modern 
times. 

Of this battle, a writer in the French paper, Illustration of July 27, 
1918, gives a vivid account and I will quote from it: 

"ON THE CHAMPAGNE BATTLE FIELD." 
"THE VICTORIOUS DEFENSE OF CHALONS." 

On July 15, just a week ago, the Germans launched the offensive 
which we had been expecting for several weeks. 

It was developed with the usual fury, 
was meticulously prepared as always, against 
two of our armies, on a front of more than 
eighty kilometers, between Chateau Thierry 
on the West and the famous Main de Mas- 
siges on the East. This time it was the Group 
of Armies of the Imperial Crown Prince — the 
armies of Von Boehn, Von Mudra and Von 




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Einem — which made the attack. It is then to the heir of the Hohenzollerns 
that this abrupt check to the fifth attack of the year must be charged. 

From the first day the enemy's failure was certain. Only on his right 
wing did he gain any appreciable advantage ; crossing the Marne at several 
points between Fossoy and Oeuilly, and on both sides of Dormans. How- 
ever, he found himself, at the bottom of this loop in a strip of the valley 
between the river and a line of heights solidly held by our soldiers, in a 
very precarious condition as following events proved for, in the night of 
July 19-20, he was forced to cross back to the north bank. 

At the center, in front of Rheims, the offensive was limited to a dem- 
onstration. In reality he attempted to reduce the Montague de Rheims 
and capture the unhappy city. 

But to the East on his left wing where the Germans attacked the 
army of General Gouraud, the affair showed for us the light of a magnifi- 
cent, victorious defensive, one of the most characteristic, as well as one of 
the most successful defensive of battles — as will be seen in the future — 
of this formidable war. 

Moreover, it was there, I think, that he intended to make a powerful 
effort. The stake was no less than Chalons-sur-Marne, the Catalonic 
plains where Aetius had already saved the Latin world its freedom and its 
civilization." 

The day before this battle opened General Gouraud was happy and 
confident. His plans had been well laid and he was eager for the battle, 
but this is better told by the French writer than I can tell it myself, and so 
I quote again from his article : 

On what was based this tranquil serenity of the chief on the day be- 
fore an attack, which was sure to prove so formidable, which had been 
prepared with that rigorous care of which we were already well aware 
and for which the most powerful means available would be used. On an 
absolute confidence in the valor of his soldiers and on the excellence of 
the plan of defense. 

It consisted in leaving on the advance line, exposed to the preparatory 
bombardments, to the hot deluge from minewerfer, only slight forces, 
small groups of lost children, under the command of resolute indefati- 
gable officers charged first and above all with warning the rear of the pre- 
cise moment of the attack when the assault waves would be thrown for- 
ward. The men to whom were confided these posts of honor were sacri- 
ficed beforehand and knew it. It remained for them but to die a glorious 
death. It shall be seen that they did not fail at any point. Some of their 
number, moved by a great spirit, performed prodigies of valor. On that 
day the Aces were numbered by hundreds. What more can I say? The 
blazing trail of rockets shooting to the early morning sky did not even call 
for help. They signalled to their brothers, to their avengers, the danger: 
"Here comes the enemy." 

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another undulating line on the plain ; it was this line which was to break 
if built, were like the pebbles of the strand, around which breaks the 
foaming, mounting tide. Cut at first, and it was cut two or three times at 
some points, it accomplished its role in retarding the forward march of the 
enemy. It stopped the enemy three hours — three hours of bloody hecta- 
combs for him. It was the cause of his disaster. The victory was de- 
cided there on that line of redoubts of the advance elements, in front 
even of the real line of defense. 

This disposition would be good only on condition that all was in its 
place at the moment of the commencement of the attack. It implied a rig- 
orous surveillance at all times of the movements of the enemy. No one 
knew whether the German, skilled in camouflaging, would be able to hide 
his preparations. That explains the aggressive activity shown at all times 
by the Gouraud army and which was still more increased during the last 
weeks while they waited with growing impatience each day for the great 
event. There was always a raid going on at some point or other. This 
was the triumph of astute vigilance. 

Since the beginning of June an offensive on a grand scale was ex- 
pected on the front of the army. As time passed many indications an- 
nounced the imminence of the attack, — indications that were noted. It is 
known that the front opposite of the Eleventh Army, and no doubt 
the whole front, was equipped for a sudden attack for several months. 
Little by little one saw the increase in circulation on the railroads ; the mu- 
nition dumps growing, the aviation fields being prepared. The front, how- 
ever, remained quiet and the artillery showed little activity. But one ob- 
served, as was the case before the offensive of May 27th and that of 
June 9th, for example, the fire by high bursts, — discreet procedure for the 
regulation of the artillery. 

Then, suddenly, on the 13th, behind the apparent immobility of the 
front, one perceived a more intense movement on the narrow gauge rail- 
roads, from the Suippe toward Epoye ; one scented the movement of 
troops. The roads north of Suippes showed a little more animation also ; 
wagons and individuals were on the march from north to south. The morn- 
ing of the 14th wagons in greater number, but moving singly and not in 
convoys, went back from the zone of the batteries; it could be guessed that 
they had been supplying ammunition during the night. But the surest in- 
formation was obtained from the almost daily raids to which, above, I 
have made allusion. The soldiers knew the necessity of them. They took 
part in them with enthusiasm. Their operations were fruitful during the 
whole first fortnight. The communiques made note of some of them. 

On July 6th came the first precise information, a simple intima- 
tion that the attack was imminent on the Champagne front. On what ex- 
tent of the front was still a mystery at that date. 



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On July 8th certain indications revealed to us aggressive plans without 
as yet our being able to say exactly what they were. The following day 
the General would give out his order ; of that there was not a shadow of a 
doubt. 

By July 10 the date of the attack was better established by our infor- 
mation service; it would take place July 14 or 15. The zone involved 
would be the zone of the Fourth Army as far as Mont Teton on the East. 
We have at last the details of the preparations. 

July 11, 12 and 13 gave confirmation of everything. Finally, on the 
14th, a detachment led by a lieutenant, fighting like a whirlwind, carried 
out the best of all the raids and the one which gave the best results ob- 
tained in several weeks. It was then learned that the attack was merely 
a question of hours; the artillery preparation would commence at ten min- 
utes past midnight. At 4:15 A.M. the infantry would leave the trenches 
under cover of a rolling barrage. 

It seems that such precautions astonished — and even left a little bit 
skeptical — the staff of the fine and valiant American Division which that 
day fought with us. A little later they declared themselves delighted that 
the event had proved they had been mistaken. 

VICTORY IN A FEW HOURS. 

Whatever might happen the Army was ready. Kept informed from 
day to day of the situation Generals Foch and Petain had approved the 
dispositions taken and had given the command of the Fourth Army 
troops necessary to assure the execution of the same. In war it is always 
necessary to reckon with the unexpected, fate, luck, call it what you will, 
but as everything had been done to meet it they could count upon an 
infallible success. The order of the day of the 7th reflects this semi- 
certitude. 

On July 14th at 11:00 P. M. General Gouraud gave the order to 
begin the counter-offensive preparation. It was launched a half hour later 
forestalling the German bombardment. 

At the hour mentioned, at ten minutes past midnight, this bombard- 
ment was launched with a terrible roar. It surprised no one. In this 
period of expectation, where every day the attack was felt to be more 
imminent, the commander of the army had been able to visit even the posts 
of the Colonels and enable them to share his firm confidence. 

Everybody was in place. The "position in readiness" so minutely 
studied out was taken up. 

The violence of our counter offensive fire surprised the enemy. Bat- 
teries silent up to that time, and which had not been located, suddenly 
revealed themselves, producing the infallible effect of surprise. 

At 4:15 A. M. the rockets of the vigilant look-out men of the line of 
observation ascended in the breaking dawn; the waves of assault rushed 



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forward. Then our own barrage descended like a whirlwind on our first 
positions, where the enemy was arriving and which the German guns of 
all calibers and the minewerfer had already hammered. The battle was 
going to be enacted according to schedule. Luck was with us. Not a hitch. 

In the same way that the observation detachments had done their 
duty, the advance elements of the first line battalions were carrying on, 
fulfilling the mission which had been entrusted to them, "to hold back and 
disintegrate the enemy"; each man remained where duty commanded him 
to hold. 

Many of these must have fallen into the hands of the Germans. 
News was received from some of them however. Thus, the Army Corps 
which was fighting at the left of the front proudly recorded the heroic 
attitude of a half section which, encircled, submerged by the wave which 
overwhelmed it, sent at 6:30 A, M. a carrier pigeon to announce that it was 
still holding. Another group resisted until 10:00 A. M. 

On the line of redoubts, the Germans were stopped three full hours at 
least. Even when certain of their elements had slipped between, many 
little fortresses besieged, continued furiously to resist. 

For example, the garrison of Mont san Non belonging to the same 
regiment at this half section of which I have just spoken, to the same 
therefore, which had made the twenty-seven prisoners some hours before 
— Heavens ! how we should like to give more credit to these heroes, telling 
more clearly who they are — the garrison under the orders of the Captain 
remained besieged until 6:00 P. M., but always in liaison with the rear 
especially by wireless telephone, so well had the dispositions been taken. 
And it kept the command in touch with the course of the fight. The Bat- 
talion Commander himself was surrounded not far from there in his com- 
mand post with a part of his men. All of them made the same stubborn 
resistance to the assaults of the enemy, and it was only when the author- 
ization had been given for the same, and after they had exhausted all 
their munitions and accomplished the destruction provided for, that the 
Major, the Captain, and their two small garrisons retired, forcing a pass- 
age by bayonet and bringing back prisoners. A Lieutenant of the Chas- 
seurs a Pied accomplished a similar exploit. How many others also ! A 
regiment in the center which repulsed eleven successive attacks was cited. 

But from the first minutes of the attack, so to speak, they saw clearly 
that it was a failure for the enemy. 

The initial resistance which he was not expecting had disconcerted 
him. The minute clock work of this too precise machine was suddenlv 
thrown out of gear. 

While the attacking troops had arrived before the line of redoubts, 
all the machinery behind them was continuing to function according to the 
schedule based on the hypothesis of a victorious progress. The barrage 
rolled rhythmically far in advance of the furious waves breaking against 
the dyke which was resisting them, and the furious divisions of the second 



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line, fully convinced that the first were pursuing their regular advance like 
the hands of a clock, had advanced behind them at the appointed hour; 
then motor convoys, supply wagons, horse-drawn batteries, in columns on 
the roads — into all that our artillerymen fired with open sights, pounding, 
grinding, unceasingly, the men, the heavy trucks and the horses. Never has 
any one seen such fine hecatombs. At the source of the Ain, on that little 
hillock which General Marchand used to love and which he called "Place 
de rOpera," seventy corpses were lying in one heap. But it was perhaps in 
the region of the "Monts" which he had just abandoned during the night in 
conformance with the plans of the command, that the carnage was the fin- 
est. They were seen to appear on the crests, at present denuded, where 
no cover masked them from view, and then to plunge down the slopes 
Magnificent targets ! "We were firing into the mass !" the gunners say. 

At a certain moment in this region of the Monts, an artillery observer 
reported that the Germans were in the act of forming an artillery park 
under our noses. "It's a scandal," cried the captain of the battery. And 
in a few shots the park was tended to. In their case the facility with which 
they had crossed the line of alert, so thinly occupied, had given them the 
illusion of a successful advance. It is thus what a captain in command of a 
tank section who was captured on the hill of Tabure at the moment when 
he had just written and preparing to send the following message: 

"Tabure Hill, July 15th, 7:00 A. M. 

The five tanks have all crossed the first enemy line and are continu- 
ing to advance toward the Wardberk where the enemy possesses numer- 
ous machine gun nests. I am going to Somme-Suippes, continuing the pur- 
suit of the enemy and will return afterwards." 

They did lead him to Somme-Suippes to the command post of the 
General and there they said to him: "Well, you've reached it." But the 
jest was not to his taste. 

Here was the situation at 7:00 A. M. At the right our advance ele- 
ments were holding well on all the line of redoubts ; in the center the 
enemy was in contact with our intermediate position ; at the left the press- 
ure was intense between the Ferme des Marquises and the Maison du 
Garde ; the enemy reached the Roman road and the woods southeast of 
Prunay. 

At noon, according to the expression of one of the Army Corps Com- 
manders, "Their legs were broken." Their offensive was smashed. Vic- 
tory was ours. 

"A great personage," said one of the first prisoners, "is observing this 
from up there." In fact the German emperor, as formerly from the top 
of the Grand Couronne he watched for the moment to rush upon Nancy, 
was waiting on Mount Blano, in Ludendorif's house, for the hour to enter 
Chalons. Thus he was able to see another of his dreams fade. 

LAST PLUNGES 
At two points only had the attack penetrated our intermediate line ; to 



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the north of Prosnes and at Perthnes-le-Hurlus, carried for a moment and 
then retaken by us. These modest gains were only momentary for the 
enemy. 

On the 16th, however, he resumed the charge. He had not re- 
nounced the hope of getting a foothold on our position of resistance. 

Between the Vesle and the Suippe he attacked the first time at 10:00 
A. M. and again at 1 :15 P. M. He was repulsed on both occasions and 
left numerous bodies on the ground. 

East of the Suippe he attacked three times. He was always repulsed 
in disorder. 

In the morning, after a strong artillery preparation, he charged for- 
ward with strong forces south of the Maison Champagne. He did not suc- 
ceed in gaining even the principal parallel of our intermediate position. 

In the night of the 16th-17th he made a new attack in the region of 
Auberive, but with as little success. In return, we on our side, regained 
some terrain in the sector of Balcon, at Beausejour and retook a redoubt 
which he had abandoned, 

A great artillery activity reigned during the entire day of the 17th on 
our side. It was a destructive fire on the enemy's batteries, harassing and 
interdiction fire, and even fire on moving targets. Thus at the Trou-Bri- 
cott, of famous memory, groups occupied in trying to release two tanks in 
distress, were taken under our fire and obliged — those who could get away 
— to leave their task. 

Our infantrymen were none the less impetuous. To the east, the days 
of the 17th and 18th they had reoccupied, despite a bitter resistance, all 
the line of the redoubts of the first position, and on the entire front recon- 
quered certain points necessary to the security of our position of resistance. 

And that was the end of the battle. In reality the decisive phase had 
lasted about four hours. 

(A little farther in his article the writer again pays tribute to our Divi- 
sion.) 

They had in their midst in the most perfect fraternity of arms, 
an American division. It esteemed it an honor to rival them in courage and 
nerve. Its men went under fire as into a football game, in shirtsleeves, 
with their sleeves rolled up over nervous biceps. In a trench where they 
were operating in concert with our Chasseurs, sixty corpses were counted 
on a field of two hundred and fifty meters. Ah! the Germans who saw 
them at work can no longer doubt that they are there and indeed, as our 
troopers say, "certainly there." 

This was a fine tribute paid to our troops by their brave French com- 



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rades and doubly appreciated because it was our first great battle. The 
next day, the 19th, General Naulin, commander of the Twenty-first French 
Army Corp, issued the following order: 

"21st Army Corps, 

Staff, 

3d Bureau, 

No. 2.595-3 

Headquarters, July 19, 1918. 

GENERAL ORDER 

At the moment when the Forty-second American Division is on 
the point of leaving the Twenty-first Army Corps, I desire to express 
my keen satisfaction and my sincere thanks for the services which 
it has rendered under all conditions. 

By its valor, ardor and its spirit, it has very particularly distin- 
guished itself on July 15th and 16th in the course of the great battle 
where the Fourth Army broke the German offensive on the Cham- 
pagne front. 

I am proud to have had it under my orders during this period ; 
my prayers accompany it in the great struggle engaged in for the 
liberty of the World. 

GENERAL NAULIN, 
Commanding the 21st Army Corps. 

(Signed) Naulin. 



This order filled our hearts with pride for we had done that which we 
craved to do, we had won the admiration and love of the brave French 
troops, which we so much admired. That night when the orders came, we 
marched away to new scenes, into new battles, but as we passed over the 
hill we glanced back to where our comrades 
had fought so gloriously and died to gamely. 
The roar of battle was hushed and the still 
and quiet of the evening had settled down 
over their couch where we laid them to rest. 
There beside the Sommes Suippes road the 
traveler-by of the future will pause and re- 
member as he sees the little crosses standing, 
that there the American soldiers, five thou- 
sand miles from home, fought and died to 
save France and the world. And it is in true 
appreciation that I record here the names, 
faces and gallant deeds of our heroic dead. 
May the reader, as he looks into their boyish 
countenances, appreciate the sacrifice which 
they made. 




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VEASEY, ED J. 

Second Lieutenant Company F 

Killed July 15, 1918 at Cham- 
pagne Front in the town of 
Suippes. 

Relative's address: Mrs. E. J. 
Veasey, 478 Northwest Street, 
Lima, Ohio. 

Lieutenant Veasey was a quiet 
gentlemanly fellow, was a good 
officer and very popular with 
his men. He had been assigned 
to duty as acting Zone Major in 
the town of Suippes. During 
the heavy shelling of the town 
on the morning of July 15th he 
was wounded and sent to the 
hospital where he died a short 
time later. 



KENDALL, HARRY N. 100817 

First Sergeant Company E 
Killed July 15, 1918 Northeast 
of Suippes at Camp 3/5. 
Buried July 17th near Camp 
3/5, Grave No. 15, Map No. 3. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Ken- 
dall, Shenandoah, Iowa. 
Sergeant Kendall was of the 
highest type of a soldier. Dur- 
ing three years' service on the 
Mexican Border and in France 
he had risen to the rank of First 
Sergeant of Company E. He 
had been selected to go to Offi- 
cers' Training School three days 
later. In the early hours of the 
Champagne Battle he started to 
move his men to a safer posi- 
tion ; he had just ordered the 
last squad out of their present 
quarters when a shell hit him 
and killed him instantly. 




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BIESENTHAL, ARTHUR 101416 

Private Company G 

Killed July 15, 1918 at Cham- 
pagne, Camp 3/5. 

Buried July 16, 1918 in Grave 
No. 36, Map No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Biesen- 
thal, Chicago, Illinois. 

The litter bearers having be- 
come exhausted from carrying 
, wounded to the Aid Station, 
Lieutenant Rubel, in command 
at that time, called for volun- 
teers to relieve them. Private 
Biesenthal wras one of the first 
to volunteer. A shell burst 
lied him instantly. 



BEBEE, CLARENCE L. 101513 

Private Company G 
Killed July 15, 1918 at Cham- 
pagne near Camp 3/5. 
Buried July 16, 1918, Grave No. 
23, Map No, 3. 

Son of Mrs. Nellie Bebee, 
Waterloo, Iowa. 

Private Bebee was sitting out- 
side his dug-out at Camp 3/5, 
which was a support position of 
the Brigade. The enemy were 
concentrating a heavy fire on 
tbe Camp. A shell burst near 
the dug-out of Private Bebee 
and a fragment penetrated his 
skull, killing him instantly. 
Private Bebee was a good sol- 
dier constantly devoted to duty. 
Born near Masonville, Iowa, 
December 8, 1889. 



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COOK, HARVEY 

Private Company G 

Killed July 15, 1918 at Cham- 
pagne near Camp 3/5. 

Relative's address : Don Cook, 
Maben, West Virginia. 

The dug-out allotted to Com- 
pany G was insufficient to 
shelter the entire company and 
part of the first platoon were 
moved into a nearby communi- 
cating trench. The enemy con- 
centrated a heavy shell fire on 
this trench. A fragment of 
shell pierced the abdomen of 
Private Cook and he died in- 
stantly. 

Private Cook was a quiet and 
jinassuming fellow, but thor- 
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WEISS, LOUIS 102693 

Private Company M 

Killed July 15, 1918 at the 
Champagne Front. 

Buried July 16th, Grave No. 34, 
Map No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. 
Weiss, Woodbine, Iowa. 



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Private Weiss went through the 
various training stations and 
into the Lorraine with the regi- 
ment. While in the Cham- 
pagne Front he was killed by a 
high explosive shell while go- 
ing to his post. His absence 
was a keen loss to his comrades 
and his place was never filled. 




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VAN OYEN, AUGUST 102688 

Private Company M 
Killed July 15, 1918 at the 
Champagne Front. 
Buried in Grave No, 33, Map 
No. 3. 

Private Van Oyen had just re- 
covered from a bayonet wound 
received in the trenches at Lor- 
raine. He was killed while 
going to his post at the alarm 
signal. 

Private Van Oyen was not an 
American but a Belgian, and did 
not forget his country in the 
hour of need, 
e was a good and fearless sol- 
f// // 4ier and well liked by all with 
whom he came in contact. 
Emergency address : Emil Tyhs, 
Fairfield, Iowa. 



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Private Company M 

Killed July 15, 1918 at Cham- 
pagne. 

Buried in Grave No. 50, Map 
No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. 
Reed, Red Oak, Iowa. 

Private Reed was gassed ouif 
May 27th while carrying his)j 
comrades to the dressing sta- 
tion. He joined his company 
on July 8th at Champagne, tak- 
ing up his old duties. He was 
hit by a shell as he was going 
out to his post. Private Reed 
was taken to a dressing station 
where he died. 





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Private Company I 

Killed July 15th at Champagne 
Front. 

Buried July 16, 1918. Grave No. 
32, Map No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Win- 
ter, Ames, Iowa. 

Private Winter was killed by a 
high explosive shell as he was 
collecting his equipment to go 
to the dug-out during the bom- 
bardment at Champagne. He 
had shown his ability as a sol- 
dier at all times on the Lorraine 
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Private Company I 

Killed July 15, 1918 at Cham- 
pagne. 

Buried July 16th, Grave No. 52, 
Camp No. 3/5, Map No. 3. 

Relative's address, J. A. Walsh, 
174 W. 65th Street, New York 
City. 

Private Walsh was killed by a 
high explosive shell. 

He proved while on the Lor- 
raine Front that he was a fine 
soldier and a cool man under 
fire. 

Private Walsh was transferred 
from the second Iowa to the 
168th Infantry. 



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PICKREL, ARIO E. 101944 

Private Company I 

Killed July 15, 1918 at Cham- 
pagne. 

Buried in Grave No. 25, Map 
No. 3. 

Son of Mrs. Mary Pickrel, Glen- 
wood, Iowa. 

Private Pickrel was a general 
favorite among all the men of 
the company. Despite the fact 
that he was quite young, he al- 
ways-faced hardships without a 
word of complaint and did his 
share of the work as well as any 
of his older comrades. He ren- 
dered valuable service while on 
the Lorraine Front. He was 
killed by a shell striking near 
the place he was sleeping. 



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Private Company I 

Killed July 15, 1918 at Cham- 
pagne. 

Buried July 16th, Grave No. 54, 
Map No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ira M. 
Foote, Stronghurst, Illinois. 

During the bombardment on 
the night of July 14 Private 
Foote was hit by a shell which 
killed him instantly. 

Private Foote was always ag- 
gressive, often volunteering to 
go out in No Man's Land to in- 
vestigate sounds of movement. 



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Private Company I 

Killed July 15, 1918 at Cham- 
pagne. 

Buried in Grave No. 51, Map 

No. 3. 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Edwin 
Kemble, Sterret, Texas. 

Private Kemble was hit by a 
piece of high explosive shell 
while asleep in his shelter tent. 

On the Lorraine Front he 
proved to be a capable soldier, 
being a member of the rifle 
grenadier squad. He did excel- 
lent work on the Champagne 
Front. 



MEYER, JOHN A. 302641 

Private Company I 

Killed July 15, 1918 at Cham- 
pagne. 

Buried July 16th, Grave No. 47, 
Map No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph 
Meyer, Warren, Mich. 

Private Meyer volunteered to 
secure some equipment that had 
been left behind. While mak- 
ing the trip he was killed by 
shell fire. 

Private Meyer was a member 
of the Automatic Rifle Squad 
and was always ready to do his 
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Private Company I 

Killed at Champagne July 15, 
1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 35. Map 

No. 3. 

Son of Mrs. Eloise Johnson, 
Gillespie, Illinois. 

Private Johnson served en the 
Mexican Border with the regi- 
ment. On the Lorraine Front 
he proved himself a good sol- 
dier in all respects, always be- 
ing ready when called upon. 
At Champagne a shell struck 
beside his tent, and although 
he was not struck, the concus- 
'sion was so great that it killed 
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Killed July 15th at Champagne. 

Buried July 16th, Grave No. 26, 

Map No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Freder- 
ick Hitchcock, Hamilton, Mich.'^ 

Private Hitchcock became a 
member of the 168th Infantry 
while it was stationed at Neuf- 
maison, France. He was killed 
while asleep in his shelter tent. 
Private Hitchcock was bright 
and always eager to learn. 






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Corporal Company L 
Killed July 15, 1918 at Cham- 
pagne. 

Buried July 16th, Grave No. 48, 
Map No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. F. Red- 
den, Sioux City, Iowa. 
Corporal Redden was killed by 
shell fire during the offensive 
in Champagne, When killed 
he was in the act of helping a 
wounded comrade from the 
field in the heaviest of artillery 
fire, undaunted he worked to 
the last. 

Redden was corporal of an auto- 
matic Rifle Squad. He was an 
energetic man with a loyalty to 
cause and friends and faithful- 
ness to duty that few can equal. 



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WM. G. 102520 

Private Company L 

Killed July 15th at Champagne 
Front. 

Buried in Grave No. 53, Map 

No. 3. 

Relative's address : Miss Louisa 
Schupp, care Bruce Green, 
Council Bluffs, Iowa. 



Private Schupp was killed by 
shell fire while carrying a mes- 
sage from company headquar- 
ters to the battalion commander. 
He was small of stature, but 
was so dependable that no 
emergency could find him want- 
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BIMBO, ARTHUR 82800 

Private Company L 

Killed July 15, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 6, Map 
No. 3. 

Emergency address : Joe Sette, 
New Haven, Conn. 

In the severe bombardment of 
the last German offensive in 
Champagne, Private Bimbo 
stood staunchly at his post in 
an open trench. He was an 
Italian but was as proud of the 
American uniform as any native 




SHORT, WILLIAM 101725 

Private Company H 

Killed at Champagne, north- 
east of Suippes on July 15, 1918. 
Buried in Grave No. 5, Map 
No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert A. 
Short, Kansas City, Missouri. ^. 

During the heavy bombard- 
ment at Sommes Suippes every- 
body was either in dug-outs or 
under cover of some kind. 
Volunteers were called for to 
carry rations to the line. Private 
Short volunteered and was killed 
by a high explosive shell, while 
carrying out his duty. 



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Private Company H 
Killed July 15, 1918 at Cham- 
pagne. 

Buried in Grave No. 20, Map 
No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom 
Plaster, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 
Born September 22, 1900. 
Enlisted while in his first year in 
High School. Never shall I for- 
get the feeling of emotion in the 
company when they heard of 
Phil's death. 

Private Plaster was killed dur- 
ing the bombardment at 
Sommes Suippes, while making 
^his way to a dug-out. He was 
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SHORT, JOHN A. 102192 

Private Company K 

Killed at Champagne near 
Camp 3/5 July 15, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 2, Map 

No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. MM 
Short, Conway, Iowa. 

Private Short was killed in- 
stantly by a high explosive shell 
while standing post in the 
trenches. 



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PEACH, ARTHUR 102185 

Private Company K 

Killed at Champagne July 15th. 
Buried July 16, 1918 in Grave 

No. 27, Map No. 3. 

Relative's address : Barton Lan- 
don, Bedford, Iowa. 

Private Peach was making his 
eleventh trip to the aid station 
with wounded when he was 
struck by a high explosive shell 
and killed instantly. 

Private Peach was recommend- 
ed for the Distinguished Service 
Cross for these acts of bravery. 



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Private First Class Company D 
Killed at the Champagne Front, 
July 15, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 57, Map 
No, 3, 

Up to the time the regiment ar- 
rived on the Champagne Front, 
Private Semik, with the scouts 
was in advance. 

He was killed in the perform- 
ance of his duty. 

In appearance and action and 
as a soldier, men, above him in 
rank, stated that the American 
Army never produced a better 
soldier. 

Relative's address: Mikac Lit- 
arz, Chicago Heights, Chicago, 
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RODGERS, VERNON 100201 

Private Company B 
Killed July 15, 1918. 
Buried in Grave No. 3, Map 
No. 3. 

Private Rodgers was killed by a 
high explosive shell at the en- 
trance to his dug-out at Camp 
4/5. He had been joking v^rith 
two friends, saying that the first 
two shells were for them and the 
third for him. The third shell 
hit a limb above him, killing him 
and did not touch the other two 
men. 

Private Rodgers rendered valu- 
able service in previous action 
as a platoon runner, and had a 
reputation for fearlessness. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. George 
Rodgers, Lacona, Iowa. 



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Corporal Company C 

Killed July 15, 1918 at Cham- 
pagne Front near Camp 3 5. 

Buried in Grave No. 58, near 
Camp 3/5 northeast of Suippes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Peter- 
son, Creston, Iowa. 

Corporal Peterson was on out- 
post duty when a high explosive 
shell hit near him and he was 
killed by the concussion, A 
comrade went out to take his 
mess to him and found him lying 
dead with his head on his arm. 



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Private Company A 

Killed at Champagne Front July 
15th. 

Buried near Camp 3/5, Map 
No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Thomas, Yale, Kentucky. 

Private Thomas joined Company 
A July 12th and was killed by a 
high explosive shell on July 
15th, just three days later. 







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Private Company A 

Killed at Champagne Front on 
July 15, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 59, Map 
No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E.; 
Leonard, Emmetsburg, Iowa. vv, 

Private Leonard was killed by a 
bursting shell at Champagne. 
He had been selected for the 
Intelligence Section in Lorraine 
and was acting in that capacity 
when killed. 



LUDDINGTON, WALLACE W. 

100029 
Private Company A 

Killed July 15th at Champagne 
Front. 

Buried at Camp 3 5, Map No. 3. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Lud- 
dington, Lorimor, Iowa. 

Private Luddington did splendid 
work with the company in Lor- 
raine. 



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at Champagne and lost his life 
bringing in the wounded. He 
was fatally wounded and his 
body was found the following 
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Private Company A 

Killed near Camp 3/5 at Cham- 
pagne on July 15, 1918. 

Buried, Grave No. 24, Map 
3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Matt Kar- 
kella, Calumet, Mich. 

Private Karkella was killed by a 
high explosive shell w^hile acting 
as a litter bearer on the Cham- 
pagne Front. 

He joined the company in April 
and served in the trenches in 
Lorraine, where he did very 
vgood work. 



WURST, FRED J. 99885 

Corporal Company A 

Killed at Champagne July 15th. 
Buried, Grave No. 2, Map No. 3. 

Corporal Wurst was hit by a 
large shell fragment during the 
intense bombardment at Cham- 
pagne and died soon after. 

Born August 24, 1894. 

Son of Mrs. E. Wurst, Dubuque, 
Iowa. 

He took things as they came 
during the training period in 
France and in the trenches, 
never shirking a dangerous mis- 
sion, or grumbling over a dis- 
agreeable duty. He was a man 
respected and loved by all who 
knew him. 



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Private Company K 

Killed at Champagne July 15, 
1918. 

Buried, Grave No. 49, Map No. 3. 

Private O'Dell was killed by a 
high explosive which hit him in 
the shoulder. He was on post 
duty during the bombardment. 

Relative's address: H. P. Tim- 
berly, Bedford, Iowa. 



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Private Company K 

Killed July 16th at Champagne. 

Buried in Grave No. 44 Map 
No. 3. 

Relative's address: Mrs. A. O. 
Sprag, Sheridan, Wyo. 

Private Killian was hit in the 
face by a fragment of high ex- 
plosive shell during the bom- 
bardment and was killed almost 
instantly. 

He enlisted April 5, 1917. 



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Private Company K 

Killed at Champagne Front July 
15, 1918. 

Buried Grave No. 43, Map No. 3. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph 
Curry, Corning, Iowa. 



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guard in the trenches when a 
high explosive shell struck close 
to him and killed him instantly. 
He had been with the regiment 
in the Lorraine Sector. 



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Private Company G 
Killed July 15, 1918 at Camp 
3/5, Champagne. 
Company G had been allotted a 
dug-out, which was insufficient 
to shelter the entire company. 
Part of the first platoon were 
moved into a nearby trench. 
The enemy concentrated a 
heavy shell fire on this trench, 
killing and wounding several ( 
men. A shell burst near Private 
Richardson and a fragment 
pierced his body, killing him 
instantly. 

Private Richardson was quiet 
and unassuming and a good 
soldier. 

Son of Mrs. Lulu Richardson, 
San Francisco, California. 



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Private Company G 

Killed July 15, 1918 at Camp 3, 5. 
Buried July 16th. 

Private Rots was on duty in a 
communicating trench when a 
, high explosive shell exploded 
and killed him instantly. 

He was a good soldier and a 
friend to all. 

Julia Rots. 



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3 near Camp 3 5, northeast of 
Suippes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. 
Beatty, Washington, Iowa. 

Private Beatty was assisting in 
putting up some barbed wire 
obstructions during the violent 
bombardment that preceded the 
enemy's offensive on July 15th. 

He was killed by a fragment of 
a high explosive shell which hit 
him in the head, killing him in- 
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Private Company D 

Killed near Camp 3/5, July 15th. 
Buried in Grave No. 14. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Graham, 
Mystic, Iowa. 

Private Graham was killed at his 
rifle post in a position of sup- 
port to the French troops. In 
spite of the terrific shelling, he 
and Private Wilcox did not 
abandon their post and a direct 
hit killed them both instantly. 

Private Graham was of the qual- 
ity the French General Gouraud 
admired and praised for that 
morning's work. The respon- 
sibilities of an automatic rifle- 
lan were in no better hands 
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Private Company D 

Killed July 15, 1918 near Camp 

No. 3/5. 

Buried in Grave No. 14, Map 
No, 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James 
Wilcox, Unionville, Iowa. 

Private Wilcox was killed by a ( 
high explosive shell while on 
duty at his auto-rifle post. 

Through all the trench service 
in Lorraine he was an Automatic 
Rifle Gunner. 

His death caused a vacancy that 
was hard to fill. 









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. Private First Class Company E 
Killed at Camp 3/5 July 15th. 
Buried in Grave No. 21, Map 
No. 3. 

Son of Ella Head, Greenfield, 
Iowa. 

Lloyd with his two brothers was 
a member of the second platoon. 
Because he was the eldest and 
the largest of the three, he 
had gained the nickname of 
"Mother". A shell struck near 
to where one of his brothers was 
standing and Lloyd jumped out 
of his trench to see if his 
brother was all right when he 
was struck by a shell and killed 
instantly. 

His loss was keenly felt by the 
company. 



WEATHERILL, GEORGE T. 

100921 
Corporal Company E 

Killed at Camp 3 5 northeast of 
Suippes, July 15, 1918. 

Buried Grave No. 10, Map No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. 
Weatherill, Fayette, Missouri. 

George was a splendid example 
of physical manhood, respected 
, and liked by all the men in the 
company. 

Corporal Weatherill had served 
throughout the Lorraine Cam- 
paign and was counted as one 
of the best non-commissioned 
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KOEBRICK, LOUIS 99415 

Private Company E 

Killed July 15th at Camp 3/5 
northeast of Suippes. 

Buried, Grave No. 
No. 3. 

Grandson of Mrs. Barbara Koe- 
brick, Charles City, Iowa. 

Private Koebrick enlisted at 
Charles City v^^ith the First Iowa 
Infantry and was transferred to 
the 168th Infantry. He served 
throughout the Lorraine Cam- 
paign and was known as a good 
soldier. 



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Private Company I 

Died July 17, 1918. 

Private Dailey was wounded on 
July 14th by shrapnel. 

Born in Burlington, Iowa, Sep- 
tember 23, 1891. 

Son of Mrs. A. K. Dailey, Bur- 
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Private Company H 

Private Noel was wounded on 
July 15, 1918, and died on July 
16th. 

Son of Mrs. Ella S. Noel, Sun- 
' bury Apts., Los Angles, Calif. 

Buried in Grave No. 42 at Camp 
3 5 near Suippes. 

Private Noel was a daring soldier 
and bravely played his part to the 
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Private Company E 

Killed at Camp 3 5 July 15th. 
Buried in Grave No. 9, Map 

No. 3. 

Son of Mrs. G. Krumrey, 

Charles City, Iowa. 

Private Krumrey was trans- 
ferred to Company E from the 
First Iowa Infantry. He had 
served throughout the Lorraine 
Campaign and was known as a 
fine soldier and a clean, manly 
fellow. 

Born in Floyd County, October 
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100826 
Private Company E 
Killed northeast of Suippes 
July 15th. 

Buried in Grave No. 19, Map 
No. 3. 

Private Shannon was known as 
"Dad Shannon". He enlisted in 
Charles City at the age of forty- 
seven years. He was known by 
every man in the company for 
his kindness and good counsel. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ami 
Shannon, Charles City, Iowa. 

His example was an inspiration 
\ to the men of this organization, 
/' who will long remember him as 

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SCOTT, GEORGE S. 101030 

Private Company E 

Killed July 15th at Camp 3/5 
northeast of Suippes. 

Buried in Grave No. 

No. 3. 

Son of Mrs. Ella Scott, Shen^ 
andoah, Iowa. 



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throughout the Lorraine Cam- 
paign and was known as a fine 
soldier, always willing to do his 
part. 

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March, 1917. 



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Private First Class Company E 

Killed July 15, 1918 at Camp 

3/5. 

Buried in Grave No. 11, Map 

No. 3. 

Relative's address: Mrs. Jennie 
Moreford, Shenandoah, Iowa. 

Private Nolan was one of the 
original Company E boys. He 
was a clean, manly soldier of the 
highest type. 



HARRINGTON, JOHN T. 

Private Company E 

Killed at Camp 3 5 July 15, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 12, Map 
No. 3. 

The platoon, of which Private 
Harrington was a member, had 
just reached their position in the 
trench, when a shell lit directly 
in the trench and killed ten men 
one of whom was Harrington. 

; Private Harrington was well 
thought of by all the men and 
officers of his company. He was 
known as a good soldier and 
willing to do his part. 

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RICKERMANN, RUSSELL 

1302719 

Private Company E 

Killed July 15th northeast of 
Suippes. 

Buried in Grave No. 16, Map 
No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William 
Rickermann, Detroit, Michigan. 
Killed by a high explosive shell. 

Private Rickermann had served 
with the company in the Lor- 
raine Campaign and was known 
as a good soldier and always 
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DUNN, FRED R. 87006 

Corporal Company F 

Killed at Champagne Front on 
July 15, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 1, Map 
No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. 
Dunn, Charleston, Illinois. 

Corporal Dunn came to us from 
the 163d Infantry and soon 
showed himself to be an excep- 
tional soldier both in the lines 
as well as when out of the line. 

He was admired and respected 
by all. He had been handling 
his squad well during the heavy 
shell fire and they had almost 
reached their positions when a 
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Private First Class Company F 

Killed near Camp 3 5 July 15, 
1918. 

Buried near Suippes, Grave No. 
2, Map No. 3. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. 
Thuman, Nodaway, Iowa. 

Private Thuman had gone 
through the bombardment on 
the night of the 14th and was 
in the trenches with them the 
15th. He was killed instantly 
by shell fire when the platoon 
had almost reached their posi- 
tions. 

Private Thuman was a sterling 
soldier with high ideals. 



COOK, CARL J. 



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Private Company F 

Killed at Champagne Front July 
15th. 

Buried in Grave No. 13. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Harvey J, 
Cook, Gillette, Wyoming. 

Private Cook was killed instantly 
as the company was going into 
the trenches. He had been 
serving as a stretcher bearer and\V 
was at the end of the line. He 
had carried wounded all night 
long during the bombardment of 
July 14th, never faltering 
through all the shell fire. Private 
Cook showed great courage and 
faithfulness at this work and was 
a willing and hard working 
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FULLER, LEONARD C. 101215 

Private Company F 

Killed July 15th near Camp 3 5. 
Buried at Camp 3/5, Grave 

No. 3. 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Fuller, Shell Rock, Iowa. 



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Private Fuller had gone through 
the German bombardment of the 
14th and 15th and had almost 
reached the platoon position 
when he was killed instantly by 
shell fire. He was a young boy 
but he faced the German shells 
without fear. After he had been 
wounded he addressed one of his 
comrades as he passed by with 
these words, "This is some bom- 
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Private Company F 

Killed at Champagne Front July 
15th. 

Buried at Camp 3/5, Grave No. 
4, Map No. 4. 

Relative's address: Mrs. Lee W. 
Round, Farragut, Iowa. 

Private Smith was killed instant- 
ly by a shell when the platoon V 
had almost reached its position. 
On their way to the trench he 
was very anxious to get a chance 
to meet the Germans hand to 
hand. 

Private Smith was a very de- 
pendable soldier and always 
carried out any orders in an 
admirable manner. 



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Private Company F 

Killed at Champagne Front July 
15th. 

Buried in Grave No. 13, Map 
No. 3. 

Sister: Miss Emily Wenlock, 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 

During the bombardment Private 
Wenlock had helped carry 
wounded all night of the 14th 
and the next day also. He was 
marching at the end of the 
company as they were going to 
the trenches and a German high 
explosive killed him instantly. 



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LEWIN, WALTER J. 302603 

Private Company H 

Killed July 16th, northeast of 
Suippes. 

Buried in Grave No. 40, Map 
No. 3. 

Son of Mrs. Jennie Lewis, 
Calien, Michigan. 

During the heavy bombardment 
of July 15th at Sommes-Suippes, 
Champagne, it was necessary for 
part of the company to take up 
other positions. They had to run 
through heavy shell fire and 
Private Lewin was killed in the 
attempt to gain another position. 






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FULGHUM, MILTON D. 102058 
Private Company K 
Died July 16th. 
Buried at Bussy Le Chateau. 

Private Fulghum was making 
his eleventh trip through the 
bombardment to the dressing 
station when a high explosive 
shell struck near him and almost 
blew both legs off ; he died on 
the way to the hospital. 

He was one of the first to 
volunteer, for hazardous work. 

Private Fulghum was admired 
and liked by all. 

Relative's address: Mrs. Geo. L. 
Burmeister, Mason City, Iowa. 

He was recommended for the 
D. S. C. by his Captain. 






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RASMUSSON, ALEX C. 99312 

Private Company D 
Died July 16, 1918. 
Buried at Champagne near 
Camp 3/5. 

Private Rasmusson was wound- 
ed by a shell at Camp 3/5 and, 
was started back to the hospitals 
in an ambulance. He was so 
weak, however, that he died be- 
fore they reached the hospital. 

Relative's address: Geo. W. 
Nalcord, Clear Lake, Iowa. 




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DAVIS, DAVID W. 

Corporal Company G 

Killed July 18, 1918. 

Corporal Davis, with several 
others, was in a communicating 
trench when the enemy concen- 
trated a heavy shell fire at that 
point. The fragments of a shell 
entered the leg of Corporal Davis 
and he was taken to the hospital 
at Chalons, where he died later. 

Corporal Davis was known for 
his well balanced temperament 
and his reputation in the com- 
pany was such as to be envied. 

Relative's address : Hedrick, la. 






WRIGHT, ARNOLD L. 

Private Company G 

Died July 17th at hospital near 
Chalons. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar F. 
Wright, Ft. Dodge, Iowa. 

Private Wright was carrying a 
French officer to the first aid 
station when a shell exploded 
and a fragment pierced his 
abdomen. He was taken to the 
hospital but died a short time 
later. Private Wright was cited 
for bravery. 

He was a good soldier and well 
liked by all the men. 

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McGLOTHLEN, CARL 100904 

Corporal Company E 
Died July 18th at Evacuation 
Hospital No. 4. 

Severely wounded at Camp 3/5 
northeast of Suippes. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Mc- 
Glothlen, Sheldon, Iowa. 
Corporal McGlothlen enlisted 
with the Second Iowa Infantry 
and was transferred to Company 
E in August, 1917. He soon 
became known as the highest 
type of a soldier and deserving 
of promotion. He was promoted 
to Corporal in January and 
served throughout the Lor- 
raine Campaign with credit to 
himself and to his company. 
Studious minded, but with a 
;^ rare sense of humor, he was a 
Viii'/'sr^i friend to every man. 



PURCELL, LESTER D. 101201 

Corporal Company E 
Died July 18th. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Pur- 
cell, Red Oak, Iowa. 
Corporal Purcell was severely 
wounded at Camp 3/5, northeast 
of Suippes. Died at Evacuation 
Hospital No. 4. ; 

Corporal Purcell was one of the 
most popular non-commissioned 
officers in the company, which 
place he filled with exceptional 
abihty. He had the highest 
ideals and was fair minded at all 
times. 



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Died at Evacuation Hospital No. 

4, July 15th. 

Son of Mrs. Minnie Scott, Alexis, 
Illinois. 

Private Scott was severely 
wounded at Camp 3/5, northeast 
of Suippes. 

He had served with the organiza- 
tion in the Lorraine Sector. At 
the time he was wounded, he was 
Second Battalion Runner, taking 
a message to one of the Com- 
panies from Battalion Headquar- 
ters. 

Private Scott was of the highest 
type of a soldier. 

Born at Alexis, Illinois, July 4. 
1889. 



STOKKA, ANDREAS 



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Private Company K 

Died July 18, 1918, at Evacuation 
Hospital No. 4. 

Private Stokka was severely 
wounded at Camp 3/5, northeast 
of Suippes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nil Stokka, 
Stanvanger, Norway. 

He was always willing to do more 
than his share, and performed 
his duties with thoroughness. 

The deeds of Private Stokka 
were an inspiration to all the 
men. 



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Private Company E 

Died July 18, 1918, at Evacuation 

Hospital No. 4, 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Clifton 
Ackles, Red Oak, Iowa. 

Private Ackles was severely 
wounded at Camp 3/5 on July 
15th. 

He served throughout the Lor- 
raine Campaign with credit to 
himself and to his organization. 



DAVIS, RALPH W. 102356 

Private Company L 
Died July 21, 1918, at Camp Hos- 



pital No. 13. 

Son of Mrs. Elizabeth 
Council Bluffs, Iowa. 



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Private Davis was severely 
wounded at the beginning of the 
bombardment of Champagne, 
while he was standing post in the 
trenches. 

Private Davis was an excellent 
soldier, reliable at all times, and 
proved himself such even to his 
death. 

Born June 30, 1893, 






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EWIN, ALBERT V. 99232 

^ Corporal Headquarters Co. 

\ Died July 22, 1918, at Base Hos- 

pital No. 15, at Chaumont, 
France. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Matthew 
Ewin, Seney, Iowa. 

While serving with the pioneer 
platoon of the Headquarters 
Company as a burying party in 
the Champagne Defensive, Cor- 
poral Ewin contracted pneu- 
monia. His lungs were weak, due 
to two previous attacks, and he 
was not able to overcome the 
disease. 

#v , Corporal Ewin was a splendid 
///f // soldier, always willing to do more 
than his share, fair in everything 
and liked by his whole platoon. 



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GLINES, JOHN A. 99568 

Private Company K 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Glines, 
Hamilton, Illinois, 

Private Glines was wounded by 
high explosive in the bombard- 
ment preceding the enemy at- 
tack on July 15, 1918. He died 
later in the hospital. 



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ZENDZIAN, JOSEPH 82799 

Private Company K 

Died at the hospital in Chalons- 
sur-Marne. 

Private Zendzian was walking 
post in the trenches during the 
bombardment and was fatally 
wounded by a high explosive 
shell. He was taken to the hos- 
pital, where he died a few days 
later. 

Emergency address : West Pater- 
son, New Jersey. 
Private Zendzian served with the 
regiment in Lorraine. 



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STAFFORD, ERNEST 

Wagoner Supply Company 

Killed July 15th, 1918. 

Wagoner Stafford was killed 
during the heavy bombardment 
of July 14 to 18, during the 
Champagne offensive. 

Wagoner Stafford had served 
with the regiment with the sup- 
ply company since its organiza- 
tion. He was a faithful and 
trustworthy soldier at all times, 
never failing when called upon to 
do his duty. 




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Private Company I 

Relative's address, Mrs. Eva Tip- 
ton, Neola, Iowa. 

Private Kidder was born at Elmo, 
Missouri, October 1, 1895. He 
went overseas with the 168th In- 
fantry, did his duty well in the 
Lorraine battle and while we were 
in the great Champaigne defense 
he was seriously wounded while 
sleeping in the pup tents. The 
boys were called to the trenches 
and when they reported Charley 
was missing. They found him 
wounded and sent him to the hos- 
pital at Chalons, where he died 
on the 16th of July. 















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ON THE night of July 18, at 9 o'clock we were relieved from our duties 
in Champagne at the same time the orders came for us to proceed at 
once to the scene of the new battle that was then commencing be- 
tween Soissons and Chateau Thierry. Morning found us in "Camp Attila" 
and the next night we marched beyond Chalons-sur-Marne where we 
were loaded upon trains and hurried away toward the scene of conflict. 
Captain William J. Tucker has told the story of Chateau Thierry in a short 
article better than I can tell it myself so I quote here his article. 

"The French Chasseurs were jubilant. The wireless had caught the 
glad tidings of the defeat of the enemy across the Marne. They brought 
this news to their American comrades in the Champagne country, after 
those terrible and glorious days of onslaught before Suippes, where the 
168th Infantry had stood as a portion of the barrier on the Catalonic 
plains before Chalons, where Ateius had saved the civilized world from 
the tyranny of the early Huns under Attila, these men had fought. And 
the news came that their victory was further glorified in that this, the last 
German offensive, had changed hands. Even in those first moments in a 
delirium of joy, when the confirmation came of the deliverance of Chateau 
Thierry and of the Huns fighting to keep back the swift onrush of the 
Americans and French, there was the realization that the turning point of 
the war was then being enacted. 

With the consequent relief of pressure from immediately in front of 
the Champagne sector, the 168th Infantry was relieved of its duty in the 
magnificent Gouraud army. Marches and train journeys carried the Iowa 
Regiment to Jaena and its neighboring villages/ 

"There had been only a few hours of rest after the long train trip 
and the overland march before the word came that we were to take part 
in the drive north of Chateau Thierry. With a swiftness and dispatch 
potent with its ominous importance the regiment was embarked upon cam- 
ions and after a ride through the long hours of the night, arrived the 
morning of July 25 in the Bois de Fere near Epieds. It was almost liter- 
ally true that there our men were discharged from the motor truck into 
the throes of one of the most severe battles of modern history. 

"For the first soggy, drizzly day, through those torn woods and tedious 
trails, the men and officers were occupied in taking over the line from the 
well-exhausted Twenty-sixth division, which had won such splendid hon- 
ors. The men were hungry, but went about the task cheerfully. Food, 
they realized, was almost out of the question. 

"July 26, shortly after noon, the attack 
was resumed. After a short advance the First 
and Second Battalions were engaged. The 
Third Battalion was in support. The enemy 
was driven forward, though not without the 
ground being contested. At the edge of the 
Bois de Fere, and on the field before the Croix 
Rouge Farm, what the world has learned of as 




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one of the bloodiest fights of the war, was staged. Through the after- 
noon and night Lieutenant Colonel Stanley's Second Battalion men strug- 
gled, maneuvering, and rushing their way to the farm road. The enemy, 
with a splendid field of fire, used his machine gun with wicked precision. 
Our artillery was inadequate. But before the rushing Americans he gave 
way. When morning came the objective was held, 

"The next day the Third Battalion took the lead, and forced the way 
seven kilometers to the Ourcq river. At the La Faviers Farm this bat- 
talion bivouacked for the night. The First Battalion effected the advance 
on the right. The Second Battalion was in support. 

"With the first grey hint of dawn Major Guy S. Brewer led his men 
to the Ourcq, forced the crossing, and in the cover of the morning mist, 
which then lay heavy in the valley at the base of the hill, began the fight. 
Before noon the crest of Hill 212 was obtained and held, and the positions 
dominating Sergy and Cierges occupied. 

"The real worth of infantrymen was never better exemplified than in 
the furious assault which carried these men forward on the machine-gun 
swept slope of this hill, and the dispute for its mastery which followed 
for several days after the Americans had gained it. In protecting the left 
flank of the Third Battalion, units of the Second Battalion did wonderful 
and efficient work. 

"July 30th the First Battalion, commanded by Major Emory Worthing- 
ton, assisted by a battalion from the 47th Infantry, with Major Brewer in 
command of the two battalions, fought through Sergy and held the heights 
toward Nestles. In these bitter contests men so well did the bidding of 
their commanders that heroism came to be a common virtue. For their 
country, their comrades and the glorious struggle for which they fought, 
men volunteered for tasks when forewarned that death was almost certain. 

"The struggle for Hill 212 continued until the 31st day of July. Relief 
came for this particular part of the line. And, then, with the Second Bat- 
talion in the lead, the drive was taken up from the heights beyond Sergy 
to the Hills and forests north of Nestles, and the route was well cleared 
for the subsequent advance to the Vesle and Fismes. Finally, these tired 
and worn troops, whose ranks had been so well thinned; who had sub- 
sisted on polluted water and iron rations and no rations at all, and had 
beaten back the proudest troops of the German emperor, were returned 
to the rear, for a brief respite. 

"This is the story of Chateau Thierry as this regiment saw it. And 
well it has been called "the bloody drive to the Vesle." 

"It was following these days of trial and struggle, during which the 
American soldier had shown to the Old World how he could fight, and how 
he could bear privations, that General Petain, in this memorable order to 
his army, said : 

" 'I told. you yesterday: 



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" 'PERSEVERANCE, PATIENCE, THE COMRADES ARE AR- 
RIVING, 

" T tell you today : 

" 'TENACITY, AUDACITY, AND YOU WILL FORCE THE VIC- 
TORY.' 

"The French general, FayoUe, said: 'We owe these results to the en- 
ergy and skill of the chiefs, and to the extraordinary valor of the troops, 
who, for more than fifteen days, had to march and fight without rest.' 

"It is for this, and for the knowledge of the sacrifice and suffering 
involved, of the stubbornness of the treacherous foe against whom strength 
was tried, that man speaks with firmness and pride when he says: 'Sir, I 
was in the Chateau Thierry Drive.' 

"If you knew in truth how well these men fought; of how men 
wounded accomplished the miraculous and bore their suffering with 
dauntless fortitude, and then, how the fine young American manhood be- 
cause of the willingness of the individuals saw sacrifices made, and bore 
them with courageous and undeterred valor, you well could believe that 
the flag we adore is a brighter flag; that the country we love, because of 
these and their sacrifices is a better country. 

"The living who have not suffered physical hurt, and the living, 
though they be maimed, will hold forever the memory of Chateau Thierry 
as a precious heritage to go down the halls of time through their progeny. 

"For those brave souls whose bodies lie, marked by humble wooden 
crosses, which mutely tell of the difficult drive from Epieds beyond 
Nestles, fame is as certain as morning light. The regiment whose name 
they helped make illustrious will ever guard the traditions they have given 
it, and hold them forth as chivalrous examples of American patriotism. 

"Born unto lives of peacefulness, nurtured at the bosom of love, led 
into the paths of righteousness with honor a bright guiding star, proud in 
their physical strength, they rallied to their nation's call. They went into 
the valley of death, with the avowal to never return until victory is bought 
at the price of blood. And with vision ing eyes they saw afar, and with 
new meaning, to where Calvary with its altar of sacrifices lifts its cross 
against the eternal skies. 

"There never were men more brave than these. Life had not paled 
for them. Still glad and eager, still unsatisfied, for more and more of life, 
they died, 

"As guardians of liberty they came to a new shore ; to a far-off land, 
to a strange tongue and a strange people and took up arms with them in 
the defense of common ideals. They loved their regiment because it was 
'their' regiment, the preservation of those ideals. And what a part they 
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around which their graves are made, and will go to illustrate some of the 
best pages ever written into American history." 

Captain Tucker's description of the battle and his appreciation of the 
men, who gave their lives there, was shared alike by every other officer 
of the regiment. It is the common opinion among the men of our regi- 
ment that this was the most severe battle the regiment ever engaged in. 

More men were lost two to one than in any other battle in which we took 
part. Fourteen hundred and eighty-two men in my regiment were either 
killed or wounded in the seven days of fighting. Two hundred and 
twenty-seven Iowa boys sleep around Croix Rouge farm along the Ourcq 
and along the sides of Hill 212, Bravely they responded to the order of 
their general and the foe, though well trained and abundantly supplied 
with every article of warfare, could not withstand the mighty onrush of 
the sons of Washington and Lincoln, fighting to protect the rights and lib- 
erty of humanity. 

We left our dead sleeping so peacefully 
there and when we turned our faces back 
from the field, the sunshine was just break- 
ing through the clouds and a beautiful rain- 
bow made a full span in the sky, one end of 
it resting upon the open fields by the Croix 
Rouge Farm where many of our dead lie 
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HARRIS, CHARLES B. 100895 

Private First Class Company E 

Drowned July 24, 1918 in the 
Marne River at St. Jean, France. 

Buried at the town of Changis 
across the river from St. Jean. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Har- 
ris, Coin, Iowa. 

Charles was an original Com- 
pany E boy and had served 
throughout the Lorraine Cam- 
paign and the Battle of Cham- 
pagne. He was known as a 
good soldier and respected by 
all the men for his high qualities 
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CHRISTENSEN, HENRY W. 

99969 

Private Company A 

Killed July 25, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in grave No. 16-B, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Relative's address, Peter Jacob- 
son, Kensett, Iowa. 

Born in Denmark, August 29, 
1896. 

Private Christensen gave his life 
while attempting to capture an 
enemy machine gun nest. He 
was within a very few yards of it 
when a shell fragment hit him 
and he died almost instantly. 



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RISON, GUY 1555398 

Private Company A 
Killed July 25, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in grave No. 17, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Frank 
earner, Versailles, Conn. 
In the big offensive at Chateau 
Thierry, while advancing 

through a wood, the platoon of 
which Private Rison was a mem- 
ber, was held up by heavy ma- 
chine gun fire, yet he never hesi- 
tated. He charged forward 
through the deadly fire and was 
hit by machine gun bullets. His 
work during the Champagne 
Battle will never be forgotten. 
His numerous deeds of heroism 
/and courage were a shining ex- 
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GONZALES, LUIS G. 100122 

Sergeant Company B 
Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Le Charnel, July 26, 1918. 
Son of Mrs. Natalia Gonzales, 
Arroya, Porto Rico. 

Sergeant Gonzales was killed by 
a machine gun bullet while lead- 
ing his platoon in the advance 
near Le Charnel. He was a/ 
member of the party that went \ 
out on a daylight patrol and '|^ 
locked a German pillbox and 
threw away the key. Advancing 
to the German second line, he 
brought the information back 
that they were going to attack. 
Sergeant Gonzales was known 
for his courage, daring and lead- 
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101031 

Private Company E 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Foret de 
Fere near Chateau Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No. 5-B, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. Van De 
Mark, Everly, Iowa. 

During the Lorraine Campaign 
he was slightly wounded, but re- 
turned to the company and 
served throughout the remain- 
der of the campaign and also 
through the Battle of Cham- 
pagne. 



HOLLISTER, LORIN 99398 

Private Headquarters Company 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No. 3-A, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hollis- 
ter, Mapleton, Iowa. 

Private Hollister was killed 
while taking a telephone to the 
advanced battalion. A shell 
burst in the midst of the men of 
the telephone platoon of the 
Headquarters Company, killing 
Private Hollister almost instantly. 

He was a fearless soldier, good 
companion and ready to do all 
he could do for the cause for 
which he was fighting. 



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THOMPSON, HENRY 99536 

Private Company E 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No. 8-A, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Thompson, Greenfield, Iowa. 

Private Thompson served with 
the company in the Lorraine 
Sector and the Battle of Cham- 
pagne. 

He enlisted in Company C, First 
Iowa Infantry and was trans- 
ferred to the Supply Co. and 
from there to Company E, 168th 
Infantry. 

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Private Company E 

Killed in Foret de Fere near 

Chateau Thierry July 26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 6-B, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George 
Toepfer, Charles City, Iowa. 

Private Toepfer served through- 
out the Lorraine Campaign and 
the Battle of Champagne. 

Private Toepfer was transferred 
from the First Iowa Infantry. 



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Corporal Company E 
Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No. 8-B, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs, Edward E. 
Reed, Lingle, Wyoming. 

Corporal Reed was assigned to 
Company E in April, 1918. He 
was promoted to corporalcy in 
July, 1918, and led his squad 
until he was killed by an enemy 
machine gun bullet. 
Corporal Reed was known as 
a fine soldier and a willing 
worker, as well as a good com- 
rade. 

Born in Springfield, Missouri, 
September 2, 1893. 



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TAYLOR, WILLIAM 100917 

Private First Class Company E 

Killed at Foret de Fere near 
Chateau Thierry July 26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 6-1, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James W. 
Taylor, Amazonia, Missouri. 

Private Taylor was an original 
Company E man. He served 
throughout the Lorraine Cam- 
paign and the Battle of Cham- 
pagne. 



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Private Company E 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Foret de 



Buried in Grave No. 6-J, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Relative's address, Otto Scho- 
field, White Cloud, Kansas. 

Private Parker was an original 
Company E man and served 
throughout the Lorraine Cam- 
paign and the Battle of Cham- 
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BROWN, BEN B. 1351304 

Private Company E 

Killed July 26, 1918 near Cha- 
teau Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No. 9-A, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Relative's address, Mr. Homer 
McDougal, Orlando, Florida. 

Private Brown had been with the 
company but three days and was 
killed in his first battle. 



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Corporal Company E 

KiUed July 26, 1918 near Cha- 
teau Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No. 6-H. 
Son of Mrs. Sarah Moe, De- 
corah, Iowa. 

Corporal Moe was killed by a 
machine gun bullet. 

He was transferred from the 
First Iowa Infantry to the 168th 
Infantry. He soon became 
known as a hard worker and an 
efficient non-commissioned of- 
ficer. He had served with the 
company throughout the Lor- 
raine Campaign and the Battle 
of Champagne. 



M QUINN, JAMES J. 



1343521 



Private Company E 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles J. 
Quinn, Ivy Station, Georgia. 



Killed in Foret de Fere near , 
Chateau Thierry, July 26, 1918. i ' 
Buried in Grave No. 6-G. 4\ 

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Private First Class Company B 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No. 7-A 

Son of Mrs. Mary Whalen, Des 
Moines, Iowa. 

Private Whalen enlisted in the 
First Iowa Infantry and was 
transferred to Company E, 168th 
Infantry in August, 1917. He 
served throughout the Lorraine 
Campaign and the Battle of 
Champagne. He was a good 
soldier and well liked by all his 
comrades. 






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Private Company E 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Foret de 
Fere, Chateau Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No. 8-C. 

Relative's address, Arthur B. 
Beers, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 

Private Beers enlisted in the\ 
First Iowa Infantry and was 
transferred to 168th Infantry in 
August, 1917. He served 
throughout the Lorraine Cam- 
paign and was a willing worker 
in the interest of his organiza- 
tion. 



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Private Company E 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Foret de 
Fere and Chateau Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No. 7-B, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 
Norris, Erie, Kansas. 

Private Norris enlisted in Com- 
pany E at Shenandoah and 
served throughout the Lorraine 
Campaign and the Battle of 
Champagne, gaining great credit 
as a soldier and as a loyal and 
worthy comrade. 

Born December 12, 1895 at Erie, 
Kansas. 



McBRIDE, NATHANIEL M. 

101003 

Private Company E 

Killed in Foret de Fere near 
Chateau Thierry July 26, 1918. 
Buried near Chateau Thierry. 

Relative's address: Mrs. U. E. 
McBride, Abbott, Colorado. 

Private McBride served 

throughout the Lorraine Cam- 
paign and the Battle of Cham- 
pagne. 

McBride was transferred to the 
168th Infantry from the Second 
Iowa Infantry. 



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Private Company E 

Killed at Forct de Fere near 
Chateau Thierry July 26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 6-D, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mrs. Josephine Adams, 
Marshall, Mich. 

Private Kooistra joined the regi- 
ment in Lorraine in April and 
served throughout the remain- 
der of the campaign, and also in 
the Battle of Champagne. He 
was a hard worker and a good 
soldier. 

Born in Grand Rapids, Mich., 
September 17, 1899, where he re- 
ceived his education. 



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Buried in Grave No. 9-B, Map 

of Conde-en-brie. 

Relative's address, Mrs. A. D. 
Danielson, Decorah, Iowa. 

Private Holm was one of the 
best soldiers in the company, 
and on numerous occasions he 
had demonstrated his work as 
an automatic gunner. He had 
served throughout the Lorraine 
Campaign and the Battle of 
Champagne. 



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Private Company E 
Killed in Foret de Fere near 
Chateau Thierry July 26, 1918. 
Buried in Grave No. 37, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mrs. Ida Beick, Fhnt, 
Michigan. 

Private Beick was killed by a 
shell which exploded near the fox 
hole of a comrade and himself. 
Private Beick died while on the 
stretcher on the trip to a hospi- 
tal. 

Private Beick had served 
through part of the Lorraine 
Campaign and the Battle of 
Champagne. 

Born in 1891 in Flint, Michigan. 



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Private First Class Company E 

Killed July 26, 1918 in Foret de 
Fere near Chateau Thierry, 

Buried in Grave No. 6-E, Map of 



Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Hamre, Decorah, Iowa. 



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Private Hamre served through- 
out the Lorraine Campaign and 
the Battle of Champagne. He 
proved himself a good soldier 
and worthy of any trust. 



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Died July 26, 1918 at Field Hos- 
pital No. 103. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Webb, 
Centerville, Iowa. 
Private Webb, with his com- 
pany, had started forward in the 
first advance of the company at 
Chateau Thierry when three 
high explosive shells hit directly 
in the column. Webb's right 
leg was badly torn and he was 
taken to the hospital where he 
died that night. As he was be- 
ing taken back to the dressing 
station on the stretcher, he 
called goodbye to his comrades 
and was very cheerful and brave. 
Jorn in Centerville, December 
,23, 1897. 




BLEVINS, BASIL B. 100695 

Private Company D 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry near Sergy. 

Buried in Grave No. 14-G, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Blev- 
ins, Humeston, Iowa. 

Private Blevins was instantly 
killed by machine gun fire while 
firing an automatic rifle at Cha- 
teau Thierry near the "Red 
Cross" farm. 

He had made a good record with 
the regiment in the previous bat- 
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Private Company D 

Killed July 26, 1918 near "Red 
Cross" farm. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Cow- 
ell, Moravia, Iowa. 

Private Cowell was hit several 
times by machine gun bullets 
while advancing with his pla- 
toon. He was conscious for a 
short time, spoke of his mother, 
and called to the men as they 
passed him, "Go on and get 
them, fellows — they got me." 



GALLAGHER, JAMES M. 100648 

Private Company D 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
the "Croix Rouge Farm," July 
26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 14-E, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Marcus 
Gallagher, Rockwell, Iowa. 

Born on January 16, 1891. 



On the first day over the top at \\ 
Chateau Thierry Private Gal- 
lagher was hit several times by 
machine gun bullets. At Lor- 
raine and Battle of Champagne, 
he was known as one of the com- 
pany's best auto-riflemen and 
was a steady reliable man in the 
front line. 






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NICODEMUS, JAMES W. 100599 

Private Company D 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry Front. 

Buried in Grave No. 14-C, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Relative's address, Mrs. W. E. 
Brosier, Centerville, Iowa. 



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instantly by machine gun fire. 

On the Lorraine Front he made 
a record as a dependable sol- 
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Private Company D 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
the "Croix Rouge Farm," July 
26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 14-B, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John W. 
George, Centenial, Michigan. 

Private George was killed by a 
machine gun bullet. During 
the advance a slight shelter was 
reached and a halt was made. 
A comrade was wounded near 
him and he raised his head and 
it was then he was hit. He had 
made a good record as a steady 
trench soldier on the Lorraine 
Front. 



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PARCEL, CLARENCE 100757 

Private Company D 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry near the "Croix Rouge 
Farm." 

Buried in Grave No. 13. Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Private Parcel was killed in the 
first day's advance at Chateau 
Thierry by machine gun fire. 

He had served with the regiment 
in Lorraine and at Champagne. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Par- 
cel, Centerville. Iowa. 



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RAGLAND, MILES B. 

Private Company D 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 

Thierry near Sergy. 

Buried in Grave No. 14-F, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mrs. Mary Ragland,i( 
Frankfort, Kentucky. 

Private Ragland was killed by 
machine gun fire in the advance 
of July 26th. He came as a re- 
placement to Company D on 
July 19th. 



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SEE, RILEY M. 1554746 

Private Company D 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No, 4-A, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ed 
Mount Olivet, Kentucky. 

Private See was killed by ma- 
chine gun fire, and died in- 
stantly. 

He came to the 168th Infantry 
as a replacement. Chateau 
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Corporal Company K 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry near Sergy. 

Buried in Grave No. 1, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Sut- 
ton, Brook, Iowa. 

Company K had stopped in the 
advance for the night and being 
under shell fire dug holes for 
their protection. Corporal Sut- 
ton was asleep in the hole he 
had dug when a high explosive 
shell struck close to him, killing 
him instantly. 

He had a splendid record as a 
soldier. 



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BARR, CARL H. 102100 

Private Company K 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No. 1-B, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Relative's address, Mrs. S. S. 
Port, Akron, Iowa. 

Private Barr was hit in the chest 
and legs by fragments of high 
explosive shell while asleep in a 
"fox hole" that he had dug for 
his own protection. His death 
was instantaneous. 

He had served with the regiment 
in the Lorraine Sector and at 
Champagne. 



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BUNYAN, CHARLES O. 102232 

Sergeant Company L 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Epieds, July 26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 2, Conde- 
en-brie. 

Son of Mrs. Emelia Bunyan, 
Keokuk, Iowa. 

Sergeant Bunyan was killed by 
shell fire while going forward in 
the attack on Sergy. He was a 
jovial, whole-hearted personage 
behind the lines and cool in the 
face of danger. Had he lived he 
would have been a valuable 
leader in the trying days that 
followed. 



MAYERS, EARL 

Private Company M 

Killed in action July 28, 1918 at 
Chateau Thierry. 

Son of Mrs. Ellen Mayers, River- 
ton, Iowa. 

Private Mayers was killed while 
advancing. He enlisted at the 
outbreak of the war. 



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BOSLEY, GUY E 101186 

Private Company F 
KiUed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No, 21-F, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bos- 
ley, Clarinda, Iowa. 
Born May 22, 1896. 
Private Bosley was killed by ma- 
chine gun fire. When the pla- 
toons were formed to go over the 
top, Alabama troops came 
through F Company and evi- 
dently Bosley went on toward 
the Red Cross Farm with the 
Alabama men. He was buried 
near the spot where he fell in 
the woods southwest of the Farm. 
Private Bosley was a splendid 
soldier. 



BAGGS, JIM B. 1567920 

Private Company F 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Croix Rouge Farm, July 26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 28, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Private Baggs came to the com- 
pany just before they entered 
the fight at Chateau Thierry, and 
was killed as his platoon was ad- 
vancing near the Croix Rouge 
Farm. Private Baggs was an 
orphan boy. 

Emergency address, Omer 
Tucker, Warrington, Indiana. 



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CUMMINGS, CECIL C. 101199 

Private Company F 
Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 9-C, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

The Fourth Platoon was cross- 
ing an open field under direct 
artillery and machine gun fire, 
Cummings was in the second 
wave and went over in all of 
th; t danger with a smile on his 
face. He was killed instantly 
by a small piece of high explo- 
sive shell which struck him in 
the temple. 

Private Cummings was a good 
soldier and always liked by 
everyone. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Mc- 
Ewen, Rolfe, Iowa. 



I- LYNN, SULLIVAN W. 82596 

Private Company F 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 

the Croix Rouge Farm, July 26, 

1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 15-B, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 
Son of Mrs. Mary Flynn, Gen- 
eva, New York. 

Private Flynn was an automatic 
rifleman and had become very 
efficient in his work with the 
gun. When orders were re- 
ceived to go over the top, Private 
Flynn had everything concern- 
ing his gun ready for immediate 
action. He and one of his com- 
rades were standing behind a 
tree, awaiting the orders to ad- 
vance, when a large high explo- 
sive shell struck nearby and 
killed them both instantly. 



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HOFFMAN, ELMER A. 101277 

Private Company F 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Croix Rouge Farm, July 26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No, 29- Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Charles 
Krouse, Clarinda, Iowa. 

Private Hoffman was an auto- 
matic rifleman. Although a 
small man he proved himself 
capable of doing a man's full 
part whenever called on for 
duty. He was killed instantly 
by a German shell just after the 
squad had been formed to go 
"over the top." 



JOHNSON, CLIFFORD 101232 

Private Company F 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 

the Croix Rouge Farm, July 26, 

1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 18-A, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 
Son of Mrs. Eli Johnson, New- 
market, Iowa. 

Private Johnson was killed in- 
stantly by a shell while his 
platoon was being formed to go 
over the top. He was an auto- 
matic rifleman and displayed 
exceptional ability. 
Private Johnson was always will- 
ing to lend a helping hand, al- 
ways had a smile and greeting 
for everybody regardless of how 
tired he himself might be. 




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Private Company F 

Wounded July 26, 1918 at Cha- 
teau Thierry not far from Sergy. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Gel- 
der, Moorland, Iowa. 

Private Gelder was wounded 
immediately after his squad was 
formed to go "over the top," a 
shell almost severing his leg 
from his body. He was very 
jolly and showed much nerve 
while his wound was being 
dressed. He died later in the 
hospital. Private Gelder was a 
cheerful soldier, and while hav- 
ing his wound dressed made the 
remark that now he would get to 
go home and see his mother. 



KANIA, JOHN 302554 

Private Company F 

Killed at Chateau Thierry July 
26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 15-C, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew 
Kania, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ( 

Private Kania was killed by a 
high explosive shell, death being 
instantaneous. Private Kania 
was a replacement and although 
he had not been in the army 
very long, he was as good a sol- 
dier as the other boys. 



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MILLS, QUINCY S. 

First Lieatenant Company G 
KiUed in action July 26, 1918. 
Buried near the "Croix Rouge 
Farm." 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 
M. Mills, New York City. 
During the Chateau Thierry 
drive the 42nd Division relieved 
the 26th Division and on July 
26th started the drive that drove 
the Boche towards the Vesle 
River. Lieutenant Mills was in 
charge of a platoon of Company 
D who led in the now famous 
attack against the Croix Rouge 
Farm. The regiment lost over 
500 men in three hours in this 
attack. 

Lieutenant Mills enlisted at the 
age of thirty-three years, and 
volunteered his life for his coun- 
try. 





VALLES, TONY 302252 

Private Company F 

Killed at Chateau Thierry not 
far from Scrgy, July 26, 1918. 

Relative's address, Mike Valles, 
Sharon, Pa. 

Private Valles was killed in- 
stantly by shell fire just after 
/ the squad was formed to go 
"over the top." 

Private Valles was an Italian 
who was naturaUzed after he 
came into the army. He could 
not speak much English but 
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PETERSON, OSCAR 101270 

Private Company F 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry, 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. O. Peter- 
son, Gowrie, Iowa. 

Private Peterson was an auto- 
matic rifleman, being a carrier 
in his squad. When the platoon 
advanced in the open out of the 
woods, his gunner asked for a 
clip of ammunition. As Oscar 
was fitting in the clip, he was 
struck and instantly killed by a 
machine gun buUct. 

He enUsted in April, 1917. 



MARKS, CHARLES A. 101244 

Private Company F 

Killed July 26, 1918 near the 
Croix Rouge Farm. 

Buried July 28th in Grave No. 
15-A, Map of Conde-en-brie. 

Private Marks was killed in- 
stantly as his platoon was form- 
ing to go "over the top," by a 
high explosive shell. 

Private Marks was a very pleas- 
ant man with many friends, very 
quiet in disposition and a good 
soldier. 

Relative's address, Thomas A. 
Jones, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 




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ARNOLD, HARRY W. 101411 

Private Company G 
Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry, near Epieds. 
Buried in Grave No. 11-B, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 
Son of Mrs. J. E. Mallonee, 
Ottumwa, Iowa. 

Private Arnold vi^as with his 
platoon as they were about to go 
over the top. The enemy 
shelled their position and Pri- 
vate Arnold was among those 
killed. 

He was quiet and unassuming, 
but devoted to duty, a good sol- 
dier and admired by all. 
Private Arnold served on the 
Mexican Border. 
Born March 23, 1899. 



MARSON, HARRY W. 101299 

First Sergeant Company G 
Killed at Chateau Thierry July 
26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 10, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Mar- 
son, Waterloo, Iowa, 
While Company G was forming 
for the attack, the enemy con- 
centrated a heavy shell fire on 
the woods in which they were 
located. One of the first shells 
burst near Sergeant Marsan, 
killing him instantly. 
Sergeant Marson was faithful 
in duty, and admired by all. 
Enlisted for border service when 
only seventeen years old. 
Attended West High School at 
Waterloo, Iowa. 



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Private First Class Company G 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Epieds, July 26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 25-B, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. 
Grammer, Ottumwa, Iowa. 



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Private Grammer was with the 
company when the enemy con- 
centrated a heavy shell fire on 
their position. A fragment of 
shell pierced the abdomen of 
Private Grammer and killed him 
instantly. 

He had a smile and a joke for 
everyone. He had proven him- 
self to be a good soldier. 



RUBEL, SOLOMON 

First Lieutenant Company G 
Killed at Chateau Thierry July 
26, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, S. Rubel, 
New York City. 

Lieutenant Rubel came to the 
regiment at Camp Mills. When 
we gQt into battle, he proved 
himself to be one of the best of- 
ficers of the regiment. His 
good humor and bravery under 
fire won the hearts of all. He 
was made First Lieutenant, and 
was one of those who was to 
have been made captan of one 
of our companies, when death 
intervened. On July 26th while 
leading his platoon of Company 
G, he was shot twice. He 
bound up his wounds and con- 
tinued with his platoon. 



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DAILEY, LEROY P. 101514 

Private Company G 
Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry near Epieds. 
Buried in Grave No. 11-A, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 
Son of Mrs. W. J. Slover, Ot- 
tumwa, Iowa. 

Private D alley was killed as the 
company was preparing to go 
over the top. A heavy shell fire 
fell on the position and several 
of the company were killed. 
Born at Eldon, Iowa, November 
9, 1894. 

Private D alley had been with the 
company but three days when he 
was killed. He was quiet, fear- 
less and well liked. 



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Private Company G 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Epieds, July 26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 7-C, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Hill- 
gardner, Ottumwa, Iowa. 

Just before the zero hour in 
which Company G was to go 
over the top, a heavy barrage 
fell on their position. It was in 
this barrage that Private Hill- 
gardner was killed. He was a 
good soldier, jolly and a popular 
man in the company. 



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VAUGHN, JAMES G. 

Corporal Company G 
Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Epieds, July 26, 1918. 
Buried by Chaplain 167th In- 
fantry. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. R. 
Vaughn, Des Moines, Iowa. 
Corporal Vaughn was with the 
company as they were about to 
go over the top. A shell burst 
near Corporal Vaughn and a 
fragment of it killed him in- 
stantly. 

He was a fearless soldier, a good 
leader and well liked by all. 
Enlisted at Waterloo and served 
on the Mexicatai Border. 
Born in Waterloo, September 20, 
1898. 



RANKIN, CLAUDE E. 

Private Company G 

Son of Mrs. Luella Fillman, St. 
Petersburg, Pa. 

Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. Private Rankin was 
killed by a bursting shrapnel 
shell in the advance of July 26. 

He was a popular man with the 
men and made a record as a 
fearless soldier. 



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MERKLE, ERNEST F. 101154 

Private First Class Company F 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
the Croix Rouge Farm, July 26, 
1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 15-D, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. George 
Merkle, LeVerne, Iowa. 

The squad was ready to go "over 
the top" and Private Merkle was 
standing behind a large tree with 
another man, when a large shell 
struck very near, killing them 
both. 

Private Merkle was a fine boy 
with absolutely no bad habits. 
The boys of Company F all 
loved him. 



PETERSON CHARLES H. 101259 
Private First Class Company F. 
Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
La Monte Farm, July 26th. 
Buried in Grave No. 30-B, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew 
Peterson, Dayton, Iowa. 
Private Peterson had beeTi ou 
outpost all day under heavy ma- 
chine gun and shell fire and at 
all times during that day he 

' showed himself to be cool and 
self-possessed. He was recalled 
from outpost when the order 
came to go "over the top" and 
had just stepped out to move 
forward when a German shell 
killed him instantly. Private 
Peterson was quiet but always 
dependable. 

Born at Dayton, Iowa, February 
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HANFT, ALLEN 102148 

Private Company K 

Killed July 26th at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in grave No. 1-D, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. 
Hanft, Columbus Junction, Iowa. 

Private Hanft was asleep in a 
hole which he had dug for his 
protection, as the Germans were 
shelling our positions. He was 
kiUed by a high explosive shell 
which hit close to him. 



McCUNN, MERLE W. 

First Lieutenant Company E 

Died in Field Hospital No. 109, 
28th Division. 

Wounded July 26th in Foret de 
Fere near Chateau Thierry. 

Lieutenant McCunn had seen 
eleven years of National Guard 
Service, having served on the 
Mexican Border and through the 
Lorraine campaign and the Bat- 
tle of Champagne. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Merle 
W. McCunn, Shenandoah, Iowa. 

Born at Shambaugh, Iowa, Octo- 
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Private First Class, Company F 
Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
the Croix Rouge Farm, July 26th. 
Buried in grave No. 18-B, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. 
Gridley, Villisca, Iowa. 
Private Gridley was wounded 
while carrying a message, ana 
died a short time afterwards. 
He was wounded in both legs and 
right shoulder. A short time be- 
fore this he had volunteered to 
carry a message for his third pla- 
toon when the platoon runner 
was afraid to go. This was a 
very important run, and being the 
company runner, he was not re- 
quired to go, but he insisted and 
made the trip. Private Gridley 
is said to have been deserving of 
a medal for his bravery. 



HUDSON, CHARLES M. 101138 

Private First Class, Company F 

Killed at Chateau Thierry July 
26th. 

Buried in grave No. 5-A, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hud- 
son, Oakdale, California. 

Private Hudson was the first 
man of this company to die on 
the Chateau Thierry Front. He 
was killed instantly by a high 
explosive shell. 

Private Hudson was a good 
steady soldier, serving on the bor- 
der, and was very prompt to vol- 
unteer his services for the World 
War. 

Born May 23, 1898 at Waterloo, 
Iowa. 



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O'BOYLE, JOSEPH E. 101100 

Corporal Company F 

Killed July 26th at Chateau 
Thierry front. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. 
O'Boyle, Fort Dodge, Iowa. 

Corporal O 'Boyle's squad was on 
outpost duty during the day and 
though everybody kept in their 
holes, he was continually mov- 
ing from place to place looking 
after the welfare of his men. He 
was killed instantly by a high 

Corporal O'Boyle was an excep- 
tional soldier. He was a perfect 
soldier, a perfect gentleman and 
a true friend. He had great 
promises to gain a commission 
had he lived. 



ELLIOTT, CLARENCE M. 101095 
Corporal Company F 
Killed July 26, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in grave No. 6-A, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A, 
Elliott, Fort Dodge, Iowa. 
Corporal Elliott had just formed 
his squad ready to go over the 
top when a machine gun bullet 
struck him, passing through his 
heart and killing him instantly. 
He was only a boy in age but 
was much superior to many men 
in handling his squad. He was 
ofiFered a clerk's position but pre- 
ferred to stay in the line. Though 
a corporal while in Lorraine, and 
knowing nothing about an auto- 
matic rifle, he voluntarily took a 
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Corporal Company F 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 

the Croix Rouge Farm, July 26, 

1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 15-E, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 
Corporal Jackson was killed in- 
stantly by a high explosive shell. 
He was in charge of the mail, 
also corporal of the Headquar- 
ters Squad. When the order 
came to go "over the top" he 
formed the squad and started 
forward with the remark that 
his section might not be very 
busy, but they could show the 
Dutch how to fight. 
Corporal Jackson was one of 
the best soldiers of his company 
and well liked by all. 
Relative's address, Mrs. John 
Hayes, Clarinda, Iowa. 



GRAHAM, JOHN E, 156426 

Private Company K 

Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
26, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. l-I, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Gra- 
ham, Horspen, West Va. 

Private Graham was resting in 
a hole that he had dug for his 
own protection when he was hit 
in the hip by fragments from a 
high explosive shell. He died 
on the way to the dressing sta- 
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Private Company K 

Killed July 26th at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in grave No. 1-C, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Private Kenyon was killed by a 
high explosive shell while asleep 
in a hole he had dug for his pro- 
tection. 

He had served with the regi- 
ment in the Lorraine Sector and 
at Champagne. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. I. E. Ken- 
yon, Brooks, Iowa. 

Born at Brooks, Iowa, March 17, 
1898. 



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ELLIOT, HOWARD 100248 

Private Company B 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Le Charnel, July 26th. 

Relative's address, Mrs. W. C. 
Kurz, Wilmette, 111. 

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chine gun fire while he was ad' 

'. ' vancing in the attack near Le 

Charnel. He was a member of 

the platoon that was cited for 

! the "Croix de Guerre" for gal- 

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MOORE, KENNETH 100239 

Private Company B 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Le Charnel, July 16, 1918. 

Private Moore was mortally 
wounded while helping a com- 
rade back to safety across an 
open road swept by machine 
gun fire. He went out across,, 
this bullet swept road voluntar- 
ily well knowing that he was ex- 
posing himself to danger. He 
was a member of the platoon 
cited for bravery on March 5, 
1918 in French Divisional Or- 
ders. 

Relative's address. Miss Juretta 
Jordan, Des Moines, Iowa. 



FRANCIS, JOHN 100173 

Private Company B 
Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Le Charnel, July 26, 1918. 
Buried in grave No. 6-C, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. 
Francis, Des Moines, Iowa. 
Private Francis lost his life by 
a high explosive shell near Le 
Charnel, while returning after 
delivering a message to the offi- 
cer in charge of a patrol. 
Private Francis always volun- 
teered for extra work and per- 
formed that work courageously. 
He was a member of the First 
Platoon cited for bravery in 
French Divisional Orders for 
action on March 5th and was 
with the party that tried to hang 
a Liberty Loan poster on the 
door of a German dug-out in 
Lorraine. 



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Private Company B 

Killed July 26th at Chateau 
Thierry near Le Charnel. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. 
Snelson, Summerset, Iowa. 

Private Snelson was killed by a ^ 
high explosive shell near the' 
road leading north from Le 
Charnel. This was the first ac- 
tion in the advance on Sergy. 
Private Snelson was respected 
by all his comrades. 



SOUTH, HOWARD 100313 

Private Company B 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Le Charnel, July 26, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Isaac 
South, R. F. D. No. 1, Massena, 
Iowa, 

Private South was killed by a 
machine gun bullet while advanc- 
ing over a camouflaged road near 
Le Charnel. 



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Sergeant Company A 

Killed July 26th at edge of Bel- 

leau Woods on Chateau Thierry 

Front. 

Buried in grave No. 4-B, Conde- 
en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Michael 
Spautz, Dubuque, Iowa. 
Sergeant Spautz's platoon be- 
came lost from the rest of the 
company, due to the density of 
the forest and heavy artillery 
fire. He ably reorganized his pla- 
toon, and led them forward, al- 
though he had no orders to ad- 
vance. He heroically charged 
across the shell swept area 
against murderous machine gun 
fire. 

Awarded the D. S. C. for his 
heroic work. 



SHOEMAKER, WILLIAM H. 

99942 Corporal Company A 

Killed at Chateau Thierry July 
26th. 

Buried in grave No. 16-A, Conde- 
en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Shoe- 
maker, Winterset, Iowa. 
Corporal Shoemaker was severe- 
ly wounded while leading his 
squad in the advance on Sergy,™ 
and lived only a few minutes. ^\ 
He was devoted to his duty, al- 
ways thorough and exemplary. 
Corporal Shoemaker was an ex- 
ceptional squad leader, always 
clean and faithful. 
He was regarded as an example 
of the highest Christian manhood 
by his comrades. 



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GILMORE, CARCIA H. 100921 

Private Company D 
Died July 27th at Evacuation 
hospital No. 7. 

Buried in grave No. 4 in row No. 
20, American grave yard, Chateau 
Montauglaust, near Coulom- 
miers, S, Sc M., Section B. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Gil- 
more, Parker, Indiana. 
While his platoon v*ras advancing 
towards the "Red Cross Farm" 
near Sergy, they were met by a 
heavy machine gun fire. Early 
in the fight Private Gilmore was 
seriously wounded, having re- 
ceived seven machine gun bul- 
lets through the thigh. It was 
impossible to evacuate him to 
the first aid station until the next 
morning, and he died from the 
exposure and from his wounds. 



FOSTER, CLARENCE K. 99959 
Private Company A 
Wounded in action at Chateau 
Thierry, July 26, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Fos- 
ter, Britt, Iowa. 

At Chateau Thierry Private Fos- 
ter advanced through some 
woods that had been gassed. 
Realizing that he had been ex- 
posed to the fumes, yet thinking 
he was strong enough to resist 
them, he continued on until he 
could go no further and was or- 
dered to the rear. He died at 
Base Hospital No. 36 on Septem- 
ber 26th and was buried in grave 
No. 4, cemetery No. 285. 
Private Foster did exceptional 
work in Lorraine. 




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Private Company D 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Sears, 
Oskaloosa, Iowa. 
Private Sears was killed in ac- 
tion July 27, 1918, near Chateau 
Thierry. 

Born at Wayne, Neb., March 4, 
1895. 

Private Sears was killed by the 
concussion from a high explo- 
sive shell. 

Private Sears was in the Lor- 
raine Sector with the company, 
and at Champagne he showed 
bravery in carrying messages 
through the bomljardment. 



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GRESS, ROBERT A. 102366 

Private Company I. 

Killed July 27, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herman 

Gress, Council Bluffs, Iowa. ( 

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fire while advancing with his 
company to the Ourcq river. 
Gress was clean cut, honorable 
and soldierly. 



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HAMILTON, WILLIAM D. 102297 

Private Company L 

Killed July 27, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry near Epieds. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Ham- 
ilton, Rock Island, 111. 

Side by side with Sergeant Bun- 
yan, fell Private Hamilton, a 
smaller man but justly entitled 
to a high place in the memory of 
his comrades and friends. 



HOLMES, OLIVER WENDELL 

102225 Sergeant Company L 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
the Faviere Farm. 

Sergeant Holmes was killed by 
shell fire while bivouacking in 
the Faviere farm just prior to 
crossing the Ourcq river. He was 
one of those men whom all brave\\ 
men must admire. 

Sergeant Holmes was never 
found wanting. 

Emergency address, Council 
Bluffs, Iowa. Mrs. M. A. 
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AUEN, EILERT 100133 

Sergeant Company B 

Killed July 27th at Chateau 
Thierry near Le Charnel. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Eilert 
Aucn, Sr., Lake View, Iowa. 

Sergeant Auen was wounded by 
a high explosive shell while ad- 
vancing with his platoon near 
Le Charnel. He died on the way 
to the hospital. 

Sergeant Auen had performed 
exceptional service on patrol 
work while in the Lorraine Sec- 
tor. 



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EVANS, THOMAS R. 99255 

Corporal Headquarters Company 

Died at Field Hospital No. 103, 
July 27th. 

Corporal Evans was assigned to 
the Signal Platoon. He was with 
his platoon in the Lorraine Sec- 
tor and at Champagne. While 
on duty at Chateau Thierry ad- 
vancing one of the telephones^ 
lines, he had his right leg blown 
off and died in the hospital soon 
after reaching it. 

Evans was counted as one of the 
most reliable men of his platoon. 

Emergency address. Miss Jane 
Burson, Glenwood, Iowa. 



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HIGGS, METHIAS 246783 

Corporal Company B 

Killed near Sergy, July 28, 1918. 

Buried in grave No. 70, Map of 
Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Relative's address. Miss E. 
Higgs, Rumsey, Ky. 

Corporal Higgs was instantly 
killed by a high explosive shell 
while the company was consol- 
idating a new position after 
crossing the Ourcq river. 

He was formerly a member of 
the regular army and was in the 
engagement at Badonvillier, 
March 5th. 



CRANDALL, MELVIN L. 302405 

Private First Class, Company D 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Sergy, July 27, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley 
Crandall, Pittsford, Mich. 

At Chateau Thierry the company 
had "dug in" for the night a few 
kilometers from Sergy. The Ger- 
mans concentrated a heavy ar- 
tillery fire on the sector and Pri- 
vate Crandall was killed by a 
high explosive shell. 

In the trenches in Lorraine and 
during the bombardment at 
Champagne, he made a good 
record as a brave and fearless 
fighter. 



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PIEPER, WILLIAM 99309 

Private First Class, Headquarters 

Company 
Died July 28, 1918. 
Son of Mrs. Catherine Pieper, 
Lu Venne, Minn. 
Private Pieper died of wounds 
received in action on July 28th. 

He was a member of the 37th 
platoon which had been ordered 
to the front to destroy some ma- 
chine gun nests. Just before the 
gun had been placed they were 
observed by the enemy artillery 
which opened fire. A fragment 
of high explosive shell struck 
Private Pieper in the side. He 
was immediately started for the 
hospital but died before reach- 
ing it. 



SMITH, CARROLL B. 84232 

Private Headquarters Company 
Killed July 28, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry near Sergy. 
Buried in grave No. 16-B, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. 
Smith, Kirwin, Kansas. 
Private Smith was a member of 
the Gun Platoon of Headquar- 
ters Company. During the offen- 
sive in Chateau Thierry the gun 
platoon under the command of 
Lieutenant Howell was sent for- 
ward to drive out some machine 
gun nests. They were seen by 
German observers and the artil- 
lery opened a terrific fire on 
them. The men took refuge in 
a ditch at the roadside, but one 
shell made a direct hit on the 
gun crew, killing Private Smith 
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HAARER, EDWARD K. 302484 

Private Company B 

Died July 28, 1918 at Field Hos- 
pital, No. 117. 

Wounded at Foret de Fere near 
Chateau Thierry. 

Son of Christine Haarer, Bay 
City, Mich. 

Private Haarer joined the com- 
pany in Lorraine in April and 
served during the remainder of 
the Lorraine Campaign and the 
Battle of Champagne. He was a 
good soldier and always did his 
duty. 



^v-; JOHNSON, EMIL E. 100988 

Private Company E 

Died July 28, 1918 at Field Hos- 
pital, No. 117. 

Private Johnson volunteered in a 
daylight patrol. Out of seven 
men, only one returned alive. 

Private Johnson was severely 

wounded, having received twen- 

^ ty-three machine gun wounds. 

He was one of the first to enter 
Sergy. 

Private Johnson was a good sol- 
dier and a hard and faithful 
worker. 

Relative's address, M. O. Hen- 
derson, Charles City, Iowa. 







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KIRCHOFF, ARTHUR W. 100999 
Private Company E 
Killed July 28th on the edge of 
Sergy. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Kirchoflf, Hartley, Iowa. 

Private Kirchoff was one of the 
patrol which was the first to en- 
ter Sergy and while on this mis- 
sion he met his death. He had 
volunteered to become a mem- 
ber of the Second Battalion 
Scouts with whom he served 
throughout the Lorraine Cam- 
paign and the Battle of Cham- 
pagne. 

Kirchoff was a loyal soldier who 
always did his duty. 



FLOWERS, PIERCE H. 100858 

Corporal Company E 
Killed July 28, 1918 at Sergy. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Flowers, 
Coin, Iowa. 

On the night of July 28th Cor- 
poral Flowers was chosen as the 
leader of a patrol to enter Sergy. 
On the edge of the town the 
patrol was met by machine gun 
fire and Pierce was killed. His 
was the first patrol to enter the 
town of Sergy and the report 
brought back was of the greatest 
benefit to the officer in charge of 
the operations. 

Corporal Flowers was a brave 
and fearless soldier who had 
distinguished himself on several 
occasions. 

Born near Coin, Iowa, May 21, 
1895. 



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THOMPSON, ARTHUR 100442 

Private First Class, Company C 

Killed July 28, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry near the Ourcq river. 

Buried in grave No. 20-D, Map 

of Fere-en-Tardinois, one and 

one-half kilometers south and 
east of Sergy. 

Private Thompson was with his 
company while they were attack- 
ing toward Hill 212. He was 
knocked down by a high explo- 
sive shell and another shell ex- 
ploded near him, killing him in- 
stantly. 

Relative's address, Mrs. E. M. 
Foster, Afton, Iowa. 



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KOPS, EDWARD 302577 

Private Company C 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
the Mercey Farm, July 28, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Salmon 
Kops, Milwaukee, Wis. 

Private Kops was advancing with 
his company up a valley near 
Mercey Farm when he was hit 
in the head by a fragment of a 
high explosive shell and killed 
instantly. He came to the regi- 
ment just before we entered the 
Champagne Sector. 




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McAVOY, DEWEY 102169 

Private Company K 

Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
28, 1918. 

Soil of Mrs. Mary McAvoy, 
Washington, Iowa. 

While advancing toward Hill 212 
with the company, Private 
McAvoy was hit and seriously 
wounded by high explosive shell. 
He was placed in an ambulance 
and started for the hospital but 
died before he reached it. 



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LEONARD, TOM 102083 

Private Comiyany K 

Killed July 28th at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in grave No. 2-A, Map of 
Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. I. Leo- 
nard, St. Joseph, Mo. 

While advancing with the com- 
pany towards the Ourcq river, 
Private Leonard was hit in the 
chest and face by a higlj explo- 
sive shell fragments and died a 
few moments later. He was ren- 
dered unconscious by the shock 
and died without suiTering. 



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LOCHRIE, WILLIAM C. 102163 

Private Company K 

Killed July 28, 1918, at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in grave No. 4, Map of 
Fere-en-Tardinois . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D, 
Lochrie, Kansas City, Kansas. 

While advancing toward the 
Ourcq river with his company, 
Private Lochrie was hit in the 
back by a piece of high explosive 
shell and killed instantly. 



WALLACE, FLOYD E. 102217 

Private Company K 

Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
28th. 

Buried in grave No. 5, Map of 
Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Wal- 
lace, Washington, Iowa. 

Private Wallace was killed by a 
high explosive while advancing 
to the Ourcq river. 

He had served with the regiment 
in Lorraine and at Champagne. 



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HAYES, FRED A. 100367 

Corporal Company C 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Hill 212, July 28, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hayes, 
Morning Sun, Iowa. 

Corporal Hayes was advancing 
with his men. They were under 
a heavy fire from the enemy's 
machine guns and were lying 
down in a skirmish line. While 
they were waiting to continue the 
advance. Corporal Hayes was 
shot through the heart by a ma- 
chine gun bullet and instantly 
killed. 



SMITH, JAMES E. 101190 

Private First Class, Company F 
Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
28, 1918. 

The company, or what was left 
of it, was on Hill 212 when the 
order came to place an outpost 
to the right on a small ditch, 
which was under heavy shell 
fire. While on his way to this 
post Smith was hit and instantly 
killed by an enemy shell. 
Private Smith was 39 years old 
and, as he said, enlisted to keep 
some younger man from going, 
who had dependents. 
He had poor health all the time 
but never gave up and can well 
be termed "A true soldier of the 
old school." 

Emergency address. Will I. 
Lyon, Jefferson, Iowa. 



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Corporal Company C 

KiUed July 28, 1918, at Chateau 
Thierry near Hill 212. 

Buried in grave No. 20-A, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois, about two 
kilometers south of Sergy. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Jar- 
vis, Creston, Iowa. 

Corporal Jarvis was advancing 
with his platoon. They were in 
a skirmish hne advancing 
against the German front hne, 
when he was hit by a high ex- 
plosive shell and killed instantly. 



HART, HARRY 101551 

Sergeant Company H 

Killed along the Ourcq river. 



July 28, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Hart, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 



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sergeant in the regiment. He 
was twenty years old. 

Hart was killed while the com- 
pany was advancing on the 
Ourcq river. 




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Corporal Company H 

Killed near Hill 212, along the 
Ourcq river. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Grant Mor- 
row. ( 

Corporal Morrow died on the 
way to the hospital from wounds 
he had received during the ad- 
vance on the Ourcq river. 



MORRIS, SOL 101555 

Sergeant Company H 
Killed along the Ourcq river, 
July 28th. 

Son of Mrs. Rosa Morris, Oska- 
loosa, Iowa. 

Sergeant Morris was killed while 

leading his platoon "over the 

top" on HiU 212. 

Sergeant Morris enlisted at the 

outbreak of the war. 

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good leader. 



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BARRETT, OWEN W. 302372 

Private Company H 

Killed July 28, 1918 along the 
Ourcq river. 

Son of Mrs. Margaret Barrett, 
Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. 

Private Barrett was killed dur- 
ing the advance on Hill 212. 



Bagler Company H 

Killed July 28, 1918 along the 
Ourcq river. Bauder was killed 
while the company was advanc- 
ing on the Ourcq river. He 
showed great courage all through 
the struggle. 

Son of Mrs. J. J. Ellsworth, 
Oskaloosa, Iowa. 

Born at Grinnell, Iowa, Decem- 
ber 23, 1899. 



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PrivttiB^ompany H 

Killed July 28, 1918 near the 
Ourcq river. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. 
Blakeley, Montezuma, Iowa. 

Private Blakeley was killed while 
advancing on the Ourcq river 
through heavy shell fire. 



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Private Company H 

Private Fuller was killed on Hill 
212, while taking a machine gun 
nest. 

A good Christian soldier liked b'jA 
all the men of his company and 
always had a kind word for all. 

Relative's address, Mrs. W. G. 
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MARTIN, HOWARD C. 101709 

Private Company H 

Killed along the Ourcq river, 
July 28, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 46-B, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Private Howard was killed dur- 
ing the advance on Hill 212, 
through heavy machine gun fire. 

Born August 2, 1888 near Oska- 
loosa, Iowa, 

Served on Mexican Border in 
1916. 

Relative's address, Mrs. E. C. 
Clark, Mitchell, South Dakota. 



NEWTON, PERRY E. 101626 

Private Company H 

Killed near Hill 212, along the 
Ourcq river, July 28, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harley 
Newton, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 

Private Newton was killed on the 
morning of our advance on the 
Ourcq river by a high explosive 
shell, the same one that killed 
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URRY, CLAYTON D. 302283 

Private Company H 

Killed at the Chateau Thierry 
Front, July 28, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No, 21-H, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Urry, 
Kalamazoo, Michigan. 

Private Urry was killed on Hill 
212, being constantly at the side 
of Lieutenant Creaton, the same 
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DUNN, MORRIS 102240 

Corporal Company L. 
Killed July 28, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No. 25-B, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. 
Dunn, Council BlufiFs, Iowa. 

Corporal Dunn was kiUed neai 
the town of Sergy as the regi- / 
ment was crossing the Ourcq ' 
river. The regiment had experi- 
enced severe fighting and had 
lost about 800 men in two days. 
The heroism of the boys who 
died fighting across the Ourcq 
and the capture of Hill 212 will 
never be forgotten by those com- 
rades who were with them in the 
fight. 







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COOPER, LAWRENCE F. 101196 
Private Company F 
Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Sergy, July 28, 1918. 
Buried in Grave No. 14, Map of 
Fere-cn-Tardinois . 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Coop- 
er, Clarinda, Iowa. 
Company F had advanced to the 
Ourcq river and the column had 
been held up for a moment. 
Private Cooper was sitting be- 
hind a tree when a shell lit near. 
A small piece of the shrapnel 
struck him in the head and killed 
him instantly. 

Private Cooper was an earnest 
soldier and always dependable, 
never shirking his duties. He 
had done very good work in the 
first two days of fighting at Cha- 
teau Thierry. 



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BAILEY, WILLIAM 246892 

Private Company G 

Killed July 28, 1918 at Hill 212 
near Sergy. 

Buried in Grave No. 10-A, Map 
of Fere-cn-Tardinois. 

Private Bailey was killed by a 
fragment of a high explosive 
shell while he was advancing up 
Hill 212 near Sergy. 

He was very quiet, but cheerful, 
a good soldier and devoted to 
duty. Private Bailey came to 
the 168th as a replacement from 
the 41st Division. 



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Private Company G 

Died July 28, 1918. 

Relative's address, Roy Clemens, 
Dubuque, Iowa. 

Private Clemens, while with his 
platoon, was wounded on July 
26th, and was removed to the 
hospital, where he died of 
wounds on the 28th. 
Private Clemens was the life of 
the platoon. He was fearless, a 
good leader and well liked by 
everyone. 



CLAFFEY, EDWARD SOREN 

102121 

Private Company K 

Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
28, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-B, Map of 
Fere-en-Tardinois . 






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Claffey, Rockford, Washingt 

Private Claffey was advancing 
with the company towards Hill 
212 when he was hit in the neck 
by a high explosive and killed. 

He had served with the regiment 
in Lorraine and Champagne. 



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CHRISCINSKE, HENRY G. 302390 

Private Company K 

KiUed July 28, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Private Chriscinske was killed 
while advancing with the com- 
pany on Hill 212 near Sergy. He 
was hit in the head by a ma- 
chine gun bullet and his death 
was instantaneous. 

He had served with the regiment 
in Lorraine and at Champagne. 



FLANNIGAN, JOHN 102056 

Private Company K 

Died from wounds received at 
Chateau Thierry on July 28, 1918. 

While advancing toward the 
Ourcq river Private Flannigan 
was wounded in the thigh by ma- 
chine gun bullets and died in the 
hospital later on. 

Relative's address, O. M. 
O'Handlan, Washington, Iowa. 




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ANDERSON, LEONARD 302330 

Private First Class Company L 

Killed July 28, 1918 near Sergy. 

Buried in Grave No. 19-C, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Private Anderson was killed by 
machine gun fire in the attack on 
Hill 212. 

He vras a soldier who had all the 
qualities of a military man and a 
gentleman. He was always on 
the job with energy, intelligence 
and willingness. 

Relative's address. Miss Carri; 
Anderson, Milwaukee, Wis. 



HOLMAN, IRA V. 100655 

Corporal Company D 
Killed July 30, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry near Sergy. 
Buried in Grave No. 43-B, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Hol- 
man, Moravia, Iowa. 

Corporal Holman was killed in 
the advance on Sergy by a ma- 
chine gun bullet. He lived only' 
a few minutes. 

Corporal Holman made a splen- 
did record at Lorraine and 
Champagne. He was made cor- 
poral because he was cool-head- 
ed, showed good judgment as a 
leader, also exceptional ability. 
Born in Centerville, December 
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MEAN, ORVILLE E. 102177 

Private Company K 

Killed July 28, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. 
Means, Washington, Iowa. 

Private Means was asleep in a 
"fox hole" he had dug for his 
protection, previous to our ad- 
vance to the Ourcq river. A 
high explosive hit near by and 
killed him instantly. 

41 M Private Means always had a 
word of cheer for all his com- 
rades. 



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Second Lieutenant Company K 
Died from wounds received in 
action on July 28, 1918. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Tim- 
othy, Chattanooga, Tennessee. 
When the regiment attacked Hill 
212 after crossing the Ourcq 
river. Lieutenant Timothy was 
leading his platoon to capture 
some machine guns. He was hit 
in the lung by a spray of ma- 
chine gun bullets. He was badl 
wounded and when put in thCi 
ambulance realized he was going 
to die. He said, "Tell Tommy to 
tell the folks goodbye, tell them 
I died an honorable death, I died 
fighting." 

Lieutenant Timothy's courage 
and his devotion and love for his 
men made him one of our best 
young officers. 






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Private Company M 

Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
28, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 21-C, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Private Triplow was struck by 
high explosive early in the fight 
at Chateau Thierry. He had gone 
through all the trench warfare in 
the Lorraine Sector and at the 
Champagne Front. 

He was a good soldier, well liked 
by all his comrades, and always 
to be depended upon in time of 
trouble. 

Relative's address, Anna Trep- 
ton. Bloomer, Wisconsin. 



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BRADSHAW, VINTON C. 102016 

Corporal Company K 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Sergy, July 28, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 1, Map of 
Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Brad- 
shaw. Battle Creek, Iowa. 

Corporal Bradshaw was dressing 
the wounds of a comrade when 
a high explosive shell hit close 
to him and caused wounds from 
which he died about two hours 
later. 

Corporal Bradshaw made an ex- 
cellent record as a leader and a 
soldier of exceptional qualities. 



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Private Company M 

Killed July 28, 1918 north of 
Chateau Thierry during the at- 
tack on HiU 212. 

Buried in Grave No. 47-A, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Haz- 
zard, Heathsville, Virginia. 

Private Hazzard was killed by a 
machine gun bullet, dying almost 
instantly. 

He was a brave soldier, one of 
our best, admired and loved by 
the rest of his fellows ; ready at 
all times to do his duty, and ad- 
vanced as fearlessly as any sol- 
dier in the fight. 



HAMMONS, HARRY W. 101824 

Corporal Company I 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Hill 212, July 28, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 21-E, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 



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Malvern, Iowa. 



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After the company had gained 
their objective in the fight for 
Hill 212, he was hit by machine 
gun bullets, resulting in his 
death. 

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DUFFIELD, GEORGE C. 

Corporal Company G 
Killed on July 28, 1918 at Cha- 
teau Thierry near Meurcy Farm. 
Buried near where he fell. 
Corporal Duffield volunteered 
along with three other comrades 
to go out after a wounded man. 
As they were nearing the en- 
trance of a temporary hospital, a 
shell struck almost in their midst 
and all were killed instantly, ex- 
cept one man. 

George had a very nice voice 
and helped to entertain the boys 
while "over there." 
He was well liked by all the com- 
pany and was considered one of 
the best soldiers in Company G. 
Relative's address, Robert Sloan, 
Keosauqua, Iowa, 



WENIEKE, LOUIS H. 101773 

Corporal Company I 
Killed July 28, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in Grave No. 3, 800 
meters east of Church, Depart- 
ment of Carte Taride. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wenieke, 
Burlington, Iowa. 
Corporal Wenieke was corporal 
of an automatic squad from the 
time the regiment came to 
France. During the drive at 
Chateau Thierry he performed 
valuable service and directed 
his men with skill. His gunner 
was killed and he took the gun 
in the advance on Hill 212, and 
while advancing was hit by ma- 
chine gun bullets and instantly 
killed. 



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Private Company 1 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Hill 212, July 28, 1918. 

During the engagement on the 
Champagne Front, his corporal 
becoming wounded, he took 
charge of the squad and ably 
conducted it through the fight. 

Private Miller was killed by 
shell fire on Hill 212, near Sergy 
shortly after the company had 
reached the objective. 

At one time while on patrol, he 
was surrounded by the enemy, 
but managed to fight his way 
back to our lines in safety. 

Relative's address, F. E. Shafer, 
Malvern, Iowa. 



RADFORD, PAUL H. 101950 

Private Company I 

Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
28, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 3, 800 
meters east of Church, Depart- 
ment of Mesne Carte Taride. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chess 
Radford, Glenwood, Iowa. 

Private Radford was killed in 
the battle for Hill 212 by ma- 
chine gun fire. 

He could always be trusted to 
carry out any mission assigned 
to him and was serious and 
punctual in his work. 



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RIPPLE, EDWARD C, Jr. 101854 

Private Company I 

Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
28, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 27-A, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward T. 
Ripple, Sr., Plattsmouth, Neb. 

Private Ripple wdLS killed by 
artillery fire in the battle for 
Hill 212. He had served with 
the regiment in Lorraine. 

He was possessed of a quiet and 
pleasant disposition and as a 
soldier was thorough in all his 
work. 



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GRASSHOFF, HENRY 102530 

Corporal Company M 
Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Sergy, July 28, 1918. 
Buried in Grave No. 21-K, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J, H. 
Grasshoflf, Aurelia, Iowa. 

GrasshofI was made a corporal 
soon after the regiment went 
into the trenches in the Lor- 
raine Sector. He showed much 
ability as a leader and led his 
squad like a true soldier through 
the various bombardments and 
engagements in Lorraine and 
Champagne. At Chateau 

Thierry in the attack on Hill 
212, he was killed while leading 
his squad. 






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Corporal Company M. 
Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
28, 1918. 

Grave No. 21-E, Map of Fere- 
en-Tardinois. 

Son of Jennie Stephenson, 
North Branch, Michigan. 
Corporal Stephenson was killed 
in the drive on the Chateau 
Thierry salient near Sergy while 
attempting to capture a machine 
gun nest. 

He made an excellent record in 
the Lorraine Sector and also 
during the Champagne defen- 
sive. 

Born at Red Oak, Iowa, Septem- 
ber 12, 1895. 



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CAMPBELL, MARION 

Private Company M 

Killed in the drive near Sergy, 
July 28, 1918. 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. E. E. 
Campbell, Grant, Iowa. 

Private Campbell was killed in 
the attack on Hill 212 

He gave up his studies in High 
School with no other thought 
than that it was his duty to do 
so and enlisted in the 168th In- 
fantry. He had served with the 
regiment in Lorraine and at 
Champagne. 




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BEATTY, HENRY R. 

Corporal Company I 

Corporal Beatty was wounded 
and gassed July 28, 1918 at 
Chateau Thierry. 

Corporal Beatty made a hard 
fight for his life, but died on 
February 11, 1919. A good and 
faithful soldier. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Hallie 
Beatty, Lincoln, Arkansas. 



Corporal Company K 

Killed at Chateau Thierry. 

Son of Mrs. Nellie Norris, 
Gravity, Iowa. 

Corporal Norris was hit in both 
legs by high explosives and 
killed while advancing with his 
squad in the attack on Hill 212. 

Norris was a fearless leader and 
had the trust of all who knew 
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Private Company H 
Private Coflfin was instantly 
killed when a shell lit in a group 
of men of Company H and they 
never knew what hit them. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Cof- 
fin, New Sharon, Iowa. 

The duties of Private Coffin 
were those of a runner and as 
such the most exposed and dan- 
gerous of all. Coffin displayed 
not only the utmost disregard 
for self, bravery and self sacri- 
fice, but displayed unusual in- 
telligence. He was considered 
the best runner in the battalion 
of which he was a member. 
Private Coffin was loved and ad- 
mired by all his comrades, and 
his loss was felt by all. 



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CUSHMAN, CLYDE M. 102355 
Private Company L 
Killed at Sergy in the Chateau 
Thierry saUent, July 28, 1918. 
Buried in Grave No. 26, Map of 
Fere-en-Tardinois . 
Private Cushman was killed by 
machine gun fire during the at- 
tack on Hill 212. 

He was a company runner and 
brave at all times. Private 
Cushman survived the shower 
of shells at Champagne but in 
the performance of his duty at 
Sergy, he was swept under by 
the withering machine gun fire 
which he courageously dared to 
traverse. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Bertha 
Degenhart, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 




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PIERCE, WILLIAM L. 102411 

Private Company L 

Killed at Sergy, July 28, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 21-A, Fere- 

en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, W. E. 
Pierce, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 
Born at Monmouth, Illinois, 
December 7, 1898. 

Private Pierce was killed by 
machine gun tire in the attack 
on Hill 212. He lost his Ufe by 
courageously advancing through 
the hottest of machine gun fire 
at Hill 212. Without a whimper 
he fell out of our lines and 
joined the ranks of our glorified 
heroes. 

Private Pierce was upright and 
unassuming and well liked by 
all his comrades. 



EUTENEUR, JOHN A. 302440 

Private Company L 

Killed at Sergy in the Chateau 
Thierry salient, July 28, 1918. 
Buried in Grave No. 25-A, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Private Euteneur was killed by 
machine gun fire during the at- 
tack on Hill 212. 

Son of Mrs. EUza Euteneur, 
Albany, Alabama. 

He was upright, quiet, unassum- 
ing, yet never failing to do his 
duty. 

Private Euteneur had not been 
with the organization long, but 
it had not taken long to estab- 
lish a reputation as a fearless 
soldier. 



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Private Company L 
KiUed July 28, 1918 at Sergy. 

Buried in Grave No. 25-C, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Walford 
Tudor, Edenton, Kentucky. 

Private Tudor was killed by 
machine gun fire in the attack| 
on HiU 212. He stayed right 
with his platoon leader all dur- 
ing the advance and braved the 
shower of machine gun bullets 
as bravely and cheerfully as 
anyone could wish. 

Tudor was a clean fellow, 
always performing his duties 
and molesting no one. 



JARVIS, CARL H. 

Private Company 1 

Killed at Chateau Thierry sali- 
ent, July 28, 1918. 

Buried at Jouy Sur Marne, Sem 
et Marne. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Jar- 
vis, Burlington, Iowa. 

Private Jarvis was wounded in 
the fight for Hill 212 and died 
the same day. 

He had served with the Second 
Infantry on the Mexican Bor- 
der. 

Born at Muscatine, Iowa, June 
18, 1895. 



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CREATON, LEROY B. 

Second Lieutenant Company H 

Killed July 28, 1918 at Hill 212 
along the Ourcq river. 

Buried in Grave No. 39, Map of 
Fere-en-Tardinois near La Croix 
Blance Farm, one-half kilomet- 
ers south of Sergy. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Crea- 
ton, Austin, Texas. 

Lieutenant Creaton was a man 
of extraordinary personality. 
He v»ras loved and respected by 
all his men to the extent that 
they w^ould follow him anywhere. 
It was while successfully lead- 
ing his section in the capture of 
Hill 212 that he was mortally 
wounded by a high explosive 
shell. 



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Private Company L 
Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Sergy, July 28, 1918. 
Buried in Grave No. 21-1, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 
Private Wieder was killed in 
action by machine gun fire in 
the attack on Hill 212. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. W. 
Wieder, Keokuk, Iowa. 
Born February 4, 1898. 

In all the trials and storms of 
the regiment he proved himsell 
a man who was faithful to duty 
and considerate to his comrades. 
In the most severe test to which 
he was put he never faltered but 
continued to advance as long as 
life lasted. 



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JESPERSON, DAVID E. 84766 

Private Company I 

Killed July 29, 1918 at Chateau 

Thierry. 

In the battle for Hill 212 Private 
Jesperson showed great bravery 
throughout the engagement. He 
advanced on the enemy firing 
shot after shot until a machine 
gun bullet struck him. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jesper Jes- 
person, Ogden, Utah. 

Private Jesperson was well 
thought of by his many friends 
in the company and they all ad- 
mired him for the way he carried 
himself in battle. 



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Private Company I 
Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
29, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 21-B, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Private Walsh was nineteen 
years of age, and though one of 
the youngest, he was fearless and 
one of the best soldiers in the 
company. He had a congenial 
disposition and was well liked by 
all. 

He was a member of the Battal- 
ion Scouts and his duties were 
well executed. He was killed by 
machine gun fire in the fight for 
Hill 212. 

Relative's address, 174 West 
Sixty-fifth Street, New York City. 








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MUNDAY, LEONIDUS S. 

Private Company M 

Killed near Hill 212, July 29, 
1919. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Mun- 
day, Holden, Missouri. 

Private Munday was killed by 
machine gun fire while rushing 
up Hill 212. 

He was with the regiment in 
Lorraine and went through the 
terrific bombardment in the 
Champagne Front. While in 
Lorraine and at Champagne he 
made a good and enviable record 
as a soldier and one to be de- 
pended upon. 



SHAFFER, HAROLD 102479 

Corporal Company M 
Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
29, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 13-B, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Shaf- 
fer, Storm Lake, Iowa. 
Corporal Shafi'er was very quiet, 
nevertheless his squad was one 
of the best in the company. 
Through the months of trench 
fighting in the Lorraine Sector, 
he had handled his squad like a 
veteran against machine gun 
bullets and shell fire. At the 
Champagne Front he made a 
good record and at Chateau 
Thierry he was a leader to the 
last. He was killed by a sniper's 
bullet just as the company was 
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Private Company H 

Died at Field Hospital No. 166, 
July 29, 1918. 

Son of Mrs. Nellie Van Veen, 
Pella, Iowa. 

Private Van Veen was wounded 
during the advance on the Ourcq 
river on July 28, 1918 and died 
on the following day. 

Born January 14, 1896. 



HAXTON, LESLIE 10002 

Corporal Company A 

Died in Hospital No. 166 on July 
29, 1918. 

Buried in the Cemetery of Hos- 
pital No. 166. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, A. L. Hax- 
ton, Britt, Iowa. 

Corporal Haxton was fatally 
wounded July 26th at Chateauf 
Thierry near the Croix Rouge' 
Farm as his platoon was advanc- 
ing. He was taken to Hospital 
No. 166 and died there on July 
29th, 

He did patrol work in the Lor- 
raine and Scout duty on other 
fronts and proved to be an ex- 
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First Lieutenant Company I 
Died in Evacuation Hospital No. 
7 July 29, 1918. 

Lieutenant Noble was wounded 
on July 28, 1918 on Hill 212 near 
Sergy, and died in the hospital. 
He was buried at Chateau 
Montanglaust near Coulom- 
miers, France, S. M., American 
Graveyard, Grave No. 156. 
Lieutenant Noble was cited for 
gallantry in action July 15, 1918 
near Suippes, France by the Di- 
vision Commander for going out 
repeatedly under terrific enemy 
bombardment and bringing in 
the wounded men of his platoon. 
Lieutenant Noble was loved and 
respected by all his men. 
Relative's address, Miss Marian 
Noble, 522 Seventeenth Street, 
Brooklyn, New York. 



WINTER, ORVILLE C. 101061 

Sergeant Company F 
Died in hospital on July 29, 1918 
from wounds received at Cha- 
teau Thierry on July 26th. 
Son of Mrs. Ella Winter, Vil- 
lisca, Iowa. 

The first and second platoons 
were ahead of the Headquarters 
section and they were mixed up 
when the orders came for them 
to go over the top. Winter im- 
mediately saw that a leader was'* 
needed and he started forward 
on a run through the German 
barrage to help form them. He 
was badly wounded both from a 
high explosive shell and machine 
gun bullets but was cheerful 
until his death, claiming that he 
was not hurt badly. 
Sergeant Winter was clean in 
body, mind and soul. 





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CARSON, FRANK E. 100475 

Private Company C 

Died July 29, 1918 in Hospital. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles 
Carson, Orient, Iowa. 

Private Carson was advancing 
with his platoon to the attack 
near Sergy when he was hit by 
a piece of high explosive shell.'i 

He was carried to a field hospi- 
tal where he died later. 

Private Carson had been ill in 
the hospital from February 
until June. 

Born at Monmouth, Illinois, 
June 24, 1893. 



BAKER, GEORGE H. 100461 

Private First Class Company C 

Died July 29, 1918 in Field Hos- 
pital. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Sam Baker, 
Creston, Iowa. 

Private Baker was with his com- 
pany attacking towards Sergy 
when a high explosive shell hit 
him in the right hip. He was 
carried off the field to the aid 
station, given treatment and 
then sent to a field hospital 
where he died later. 

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Private Company B 

Killed July 29, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry near Sergy. 

Buried in Grave No. 9-B, Map of 
Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mrs. Cora Abraham, 
Ankeny, Iowa. 

Private Mathis was serving at 
the kitchen during the Sergy ac- 
tion and was instantly killed by 
shrapnel while sleeping in the 
ration cart. This was in a re- 
serve position and the two men 
sleeping under the cart were not 
injured and did not know of the 
death of their comrade until the 
/next morning. 



BEASLEY, WILLIAM 1568250 

Private Company A 
Killed July 29, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry Front. 

Buried in Grave No. 42-B, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 
Son of Mrs. Elizabeth Beasley, 
Cincinnati, Ohio. 

Private Beasley joined Company 
A while they were engaged in 
preparing that wonderful de- 
fense which later proved to be 
an indestructible obstacle in 
the Huns' final mad attempt to 
break the allies' line at Cham- 
pagne. On July 15, 1918 Pri- 
vate Beasley played a heroic 
part in that victory, which will 
be carved on the pages of his- 
tory as one of the decisive vic- 
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Sergeant Machine Gnn Company 
Severely wounded July 29, 1918 
near the Ourcq river on the 
Chateau Thierry Front. 
Buried about 700 yards north- 
west of old mill along banks of 
Ourcq river near Sergy. 
Son of Mrs. Fanny Collins, Des 
Moines, Iowa. 

Sergeant ColUns was wounded 
in the arm and after having It 
dressed, was ordered back. He 
started and had gone about ten 
yards when a shell hit on the 
ridge. A fragment penetrated 
his chest, killing him instantly. 
Sergeant Collins had been rec- 
ommended for a D. S. C. for his 
gallantry in action. 



BAIRD, MELVIN D. 99772 

Private Machine Gun Company 

Killed July 29, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Private Baird was advancing on 
Hill 212 when he was wounded 
in the leg by high explosive shell 
and died shortly after his arrival 
at Evacuation Hospital. He had 
served with the regiment at Lor- 
raine, Champagne and the 
earlier part of Chateau Thierry. 

Relative's address, Harry Goldia, 
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 




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Private First Class Company E 

Missing since July 29, 1918 at 
Chateau Thierry near Sergy. 

Private TurnbuU was one of the 
original Company E boys and 
had seen action during the Lor- 
raine campaign) and the Battle 
of Champagne. On the night of 
July 28th he was chosen as one 
of Corporal Flower's patrol, the 
first to enter Sergy. He never 
returned and his fate is problem- 
tical. 

TurnbuU was one of the com- 
pany's best soldiers and had a 
high sense of duty. 

Relative's address, Farragut, 



HARTSHORN, CHAS. E. 100971 

Private First Class Company E 

Killed July 29, 1918 on Hill 212, 
northeast of Sergy. 

Son of Mrs. Mary Hartshorn, 
Great Divide, Colorado. 

Private Hartshorn was an orig- 
inal Shenandoah man, who 
served throughout the Lorraine 
campaign and the Battle of 
Champagne. He was especially 
known for his ability as an auto- 
matic gunner and was a high 
type soldier. 

Born May 18, 1896. 



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DIXON, PAUL R. 

Corporal Company D 

Killed July 29, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. 
Dixon, Mystic, Iowa. 

Graduate of Centerville High. A 
fine upright young man. With 
a smile for everyone. 



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BURGESS, ALVA M. 100636 

Private Company D 
Killed at Chateau Thierry July 
29, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 72-C, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Bur- 
gess, Centerville, Iowa. 

Private Burgess was advancing 
with his company towards Sergy 
when he was wounded by a frag- 
ment of high explosive shell. He 
crawled into a shell hole and 
while waiting to be taken to the 
dressing station another shell 
exploded near him killing him 
almost instantly. He was an 
automatic riflemen and had made 
a good record as a soldier. Born 
at Centerville, Iowa, December 
17, 1894. 



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FRIST, VICTOR 101128 

Private First Class, Company F 

Died in the hospital July 30th. 

Son of Mrs. Rose Frist, Villisca, 
Iowa. 

Private Frist was severely 
wounded in the face at Chateau 
Thierry near the Croix Rouge 
farm. He died in the hospital on 
July 30th from wounds received 
on July 26th, 

He was a hard worker and a 
faithful soldier. 






KECK, LEO R. 100386 

Corporal Company C 

Killed July 30th at Chateau 
Thierry near Hill 212 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Keck, 
Creston, Iowa. 

Corporal Keck was in a shell 
hole on the side of Hill 212. A 
machine gun bullet glanced oflF a 
comrade's helmet and hit him in 
the forehead, killing him instant- 

ly. 

He had served with the regiment 
in Lorraine and Champagne. 




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100436 



Corporal Company L 

Killed July 30, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry, near the Ourcq river. 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. 
tcr, Creston, Iowa. 



C. E. Por- 



Corporal Porter was with his 
company, attacking toward Nes- 
les on Hill 212 near Sergy. He 
had been wounded by a machine 
gun bullet, when a high explo- 
sive shell exploded killing him 
instantly. 



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SWAN, WILLIAM H. 100367 

Corporal Company C 

Killed near Hill 212, July 30th. 

Buried in grave No. 44-C, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois at the north 
edge of Sergy. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. 
Swan, Creston, Iowa. 

While advancing with his pla- 
toon toward Hill 212, a machine 
gun bullet pierced his chest and 
he died in a few moments. 

Corporal Swan had served with 
the regiment at Lorraine and at 
Champagne. 

Born March 16, 1884 near Cres- 
ton, Iowa. 




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HARBRECHT, EUGENE 302495 

Private First Class Company C 

KiUed July 30th at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Son of Mrs. Lottie Harbrecht, 
Milwaukee, Wis. 

Private Harbrecht was advanc- 
ing up Hill 212 with his platoon. 
The advance was halted for a 
moment and he was in a shell 
hole temporarily. Private Har- 
brecht was hit by a machine gun 
bullet and killed instantly. He 
had served with the regiment in 
Lorraine and was in the engage- 
ment at Champagne on July 
15th. 



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100424 



Private First Class, Company C 

Killed near Sergy July 30th. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hurl- 
bert, Creston, Iowa. 

Private Hurlbert was with Com- 
pany C when they were advanc- 
ing toward Sergy. They were 
advancing in skirmish line. He 
was hit in the legs by machine 
gun bullets and both legs were 
broken. While lying waiting for 
the stretcher bearers to take 
him to the aid station, he was 
killed by a bursting shrapnel 
shell. He was cheerful to the 
last, asked for and was given a 
drink of water just before he 
died. 




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GITZY, LAVERNE B. 100418 

Private Company C 
Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
30th. 

Buried in grave No. 46-C, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Gitzy, 
Orient, Iowa. 

Private Gitzy was sitting on the 
edge of a creek at the foot of 
Hill 212, when a high explosive 
shell burst over him, a fragment 
hitting him in the chest and kill- 
ing him instantly. 
He had been talking about some- 
one who had been killed when 
the shell burst over him, he 
said, "And they have got me too." 
Private Gitzy had served with 
the regiment in Lorraine and in 
the Champagne. 



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BERKOFF, MYER 1723360 

Private Company B 

Killed July 30th at Sergy. 

While advancing in Sergy, Pri- 
vate Berkoff was killed by a 
high explosive shell. 

He had served with the regiment 
in Lorraine and Champagne. 






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MEE, JOHN 81877 

Private Company B 

Killed July 30th, at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in grave No. 44-E, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mrs. Eliza Mee, Ana- 
' conda, Mont. 

Private Mee was killed by a ma- 
chine gun bullet while crossing 
the Ourcq near Sergy. 

He enUsted October 7, 1917 and 
was with the regiment in Lor- 
raine and Champagne. 

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SHEARER, OMAR B. 99846 

Private Machine Gun Company 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Sergy, July 30, 1918. 

Buried in grave No. 41-B, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mrs. Anna Shearer, 
Guthrie Center, Iowa. 

Private Shearer was killed while |, 
carrying ammunition to the men |>, 
at the front. 

A shell hit near him and killed 
him instantly. 

He had served with the company 
in their previous engagements. 




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HOPP, HENRY E. 99881 

Corporal Company A 

Killed at Sergy July 30, 1918. 

Buried in grave No. 43-B, Fere- 
en-Tardinois. 

Corporal Hopp had been 
wounded twice, but continued to 
advance until a high explosive 
landed at his feet, killing him in- 
stantly. 

He was a good drill master and a 
loyal comrade. 

Corporal Hopp was fearless even 
to the point of recklessness, and 
could always be depended on to 
carry out any duty, no matter 
how dangerous. 

Relative's address, Mrs. J. 
Brucking, Mason City, Iowa. 



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GRUBE, CHARLES C. 99880 

Sergeant Company A 
Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
30, 1918. 

Buried in grave No. 15, Conde- 
en-brie. 

Son of Mrs. Mary Grube, Du- 
buque, Iowa. 

Sergeant Grube proved himself 
a worthy and courageous soldier 
and an able assistant to his 
platoon chief. While in the Ba- 
donvilUer Sector he was for a 
time attached to the First Bat- 
talion Raiders, where he many 
times led raids, night patrols 
and proved himself an able, ag- 
gressive fighter. 
His death was a shock to his 
comrades, for at all times he was 
a daring and valuable soldier. 





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SHURTZ, CLARENCE V. 99870 
Corporal Company A 
Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
30, 1918. 

Buried in grave No. 36-A, Fere- 
en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry 
Shurtz, Eagle Grove, Iowa. 
Corporal Shurtz was attached 
to the Intelligence department, 
and did excellent work for them 
in the Baccarat Sector. His 
duties required of him the ut- 
most daring, but they were al- 
ways faithfully carried out. 
At the capture of Sergy on July 
30th, he was struck by shell 
fragments which tore one of his 
limbs from his body and he died 
shortly afterwards. 




KELLY, JOHN M. 100016 

Corporal Company A 

Killed at Sergy, July 30, 1918. 

Buried in grave No. 43-D, Ferc- 
en-Tardinois. 

On the morning of July 30th, 
while attempting to capture a 
machine gun nest above Sergy, 
one of his men was severely 
wounded and while helping to 
bandage his comrade he was in- 
stantly killed by a machine gun 
bullet. 

It is the courage and sacrifice of 
such men that made victory pos- 
sible. 

Relative's address, John Pearl, 
Weldon, Iowa. 




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HIATT, CLELL 100055 

Private Company A 
Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Sergy, July 30, 1918. 
Buried in grave No. 43-C, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Hiatt, 
East Peru, Iowa. 
Private Hiatt showed such abil- 
ity and eagerness for combat, 
that he was assigned to the raid- 
ers, whose work was pulling 
night raids on the Huns, going 
over into their trenches and se- 
curing information as to their 
plans and positions. Here he 
displayed great courage and in- 
genuity. With the raiders, while 
fighting their way through Sergy 
ahead of the First Battalion, he 
was instantly killed by shrapnel. 



GUDELL, BERNARD A. 



302460 



Private Company A 
Killed July 30th at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in grave No. 45-A, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 
Night patrols and raiding were 
the delight of Private Gudell and 
the occasion was rare when one 
of these patrols sallied forth 
without him. Private Gudell was 
shot through the head by a ma- 
chine gun bullet dying almost 
instantly on that memorable 
morning of July 30th, when his 
company so honorably distin- 
guished themselves. A boy, a 
man, a soldier, beloved and rev- 
erenced by all — his loss was 
keenly felt. Relative's address 
Clara Pfeifer, Wauwatosa, Wis. 





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HAUT, EDWARD 2104314 

Private Machine Gun Company 

Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
30th. 

Buried in grave No. 41-C, Fere- 
en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mrs. May Haut, Daven- 
port, Iowa. 

Private Haut was killed instant- 
ly by a high explosive shell, 
which exploded near him while 
he was carrying ammunition to 
his comrades in the front lines. 
This was his first battle. 






O'BRIEN, FRANK M. 2104348 

Private Machine Gun Company 

Killed July 30th at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in grave No. 41-A, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. W. 
South Fargo, North/ 



O'Brien, 
Dakota. 



Private O'Brien was instantly 
killed by the same shell which 
killed Private Haut and Shearer 
and was carrying ammunition to 
the men in the front line. 

This was his first battle. 



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WAY, THOMAS D. 100799 

Corporal Company D 
KUled at Chateau Thierry, July 
30th. 

Buried in grave No. 46-A, Fere- 
en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mrs. Mary Way, Exline, 
Iowa. 

Corporal Way made an excel- 
lent record as a soldier while in 
the trenches in the Lorraine sec- 
tor and at Champagne. On the 
Chateau Thierry Front near Ser- 
gy, his company was getting 
ready to attack and while he was 
leading his squad to its proper 
place in the formation he was 
struck by a rifle bullet and died 
instantly. 



MARKS, ARTHUR J. 302521 

Private Company C 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Hill 212, July 30th. 

Buried in grave No. 44-D, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. C, 
Marks, Smithport, Pa. 

Private Marks was advancing 
with his company to attack Hill 
212 near Sergy and was hit sev- 
eral times by machine gun bul- 
lets, killing him instantly. 

He had served with the regiment 
in the Lorraine and Champagne 
sectors. 




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KEECH, FRANK W. 302558 

Private Company M 

KUlcd July 30, 1918, at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in grave No, 68, Map of 
Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, E. D. 
Keech, Otsego, Mich. 



GOURLEY, JOSEPH W. 246050 

Private Company D 

Killed at Sergy, July 30, 1918. 

Buried in grave No. 42-A, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mrs. Mary T. Gourley, 
Chuckey, Tenn. 

Private Gourley was killed by a 
piece of high explosive shell, 
while guiding the company to 
the point from which they were 
to advance He was a company 
runner and had a splendid rec- 
ord as a soldier. 



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BURKS, CHARLES R. 101895 

Private Company I 

Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
30, 1918. 

Buried in grave No, 6-G, Fere- 
en-Tardinois. 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. 
Burks, Malvern, Iowa. 



J. H. 



Private Burks was an orderly at 
Battalion headquarters, and 
when the call came to go on a 
dangerous errand, he was among 
the first to respond. He volun- 
teered to carry a message to the 
town of Sergy during the drive 
at Chateau Thierry and while 
passing through an orchard at 
the top of Hill 212, he was killed 
instantly by a German sniper. 



CUNNINGHAM, CHARLES C. 

101890 Private Company I 

Died July 30th at Evacuation 
Hospital, No, 31. 

Relative's address, Mrs. W, R. 
HoUenbeck, Dyersville, Iowa. 

Private Cunningham acted as a 
litter bearer in the Chateau 
Thierry drive. He worked tire- 
lessly for three days carrying his 
wounded comrades to the dress- 
ing station, usually under heavy 
artillery fire. He never failed to 
do all in his power for the bene- 
fit of his comrades and was a 
friend to all who knew him. On 
the fourth day of the drive he 
was seriously wounded and tak- 
en to the hospital, where he died 
the same day. 



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LIEN, ALBERT 100902 

Private Company E 

Died in Field Hospital No. 117, 
July 30, 1918. 

Born May 28, 1895. 

Relative's address, Mrs. J. C. 
Pollitt, Rapid City, South Da- 
kota. 

Private Lien was seriously 
wounded at Foret de Fere, near 
Chateau Thierry on July 26th. 
He was a good, true soldier and 
a willing worker. 



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DARLING, LESLIE W. 100884 

Private First Class Company E 

Died in Field Hospital No. 117, 
July 30th, 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Darl- 
ing, Ogden, Iowa. Born at Chi- 
cago, 111., August 23, 1895. 

Private Darling was severely 
wounded at Foret de Fere, near 
Chateau Thierry, July 26th. 

He was a good soldier and a 
clean cut man. His death was 
deeply felt by his many com- 
rades. 

Private Darling had taken the 
civil service examination for rail- 
road clerk and was called for a 
position shortly after he had en- 
listed. 



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MALONEY, WILLIAM 101379 

Private Company G 

Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
30th. 

Buried in grave No. 19-A, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 



Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. 
Maloney, Ottumwa, Iowa. 



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WAECHTER, LLOYD V. 99905 

Private Company A 

Died in Base Hospital No. 36, 
July 31st. 

Buried in cemetery at Base Hos- 
pital No. 36. 

Son of Lillie E. Waechter, East 
Peru, Iowa. 

■ Private Waechter was gassed 
during the Chateau Thierry 
drive on July 25th. 

During the trying periods at 
Lorraine, Private Waechter did 
excellent work, always putting 
his duty before his own personal 
comfort and safety. On the 
Champagne Front, he acted as a 
runner through the intense bom- 
bardment for several days. 




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ROGERS, NED H. 99934 

Private Company A 
Killed July 31st at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Buried in grave No. 43-A, Fere- 
en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Rog- 
ers, Winterset, Iowa. 

Being a lad to whom excitement 
appealed and having a notice- 
able contempt for danger, he 
joined the Battalion Scouts that 
took control of No-Man's-Land 
in Lorraine Sector. At Cham- 
pagne his services were of great 
value. Day after day at Chateau 
Thierry he scouted out every 
machine gun emplacement and 
afterward offered himself as a 
target to draw their fire and de- 
termine their location. 



OLSON, WILLIAM 101385 

Private Company G 

Killed at Chateau Thierry, July 
30th. 

Buried in grave No. 19-D, Map 
of Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. -and Mrs. Chas. Ol- 
son, Fort Dodge, Iowa. 



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PETERKA, JOHN 

Corporal Company D 

Killed July 31st at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Son of Mrs. Barbara Peterka, 
Sauk Center, Minn. 









LARONT, CHARLES W. 100518 

Private First Class, Company C 

Killed July 31st, near Sergy. 

Buried in grave No. 13-A, Fere- 
en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. S. La- 
Ront, Camp Point, 111. 

Company C was in reserve, en- 
trenched in a ditch, when Pri- 
vate LaRont was struck by a 
high explosive, which nearly 
blew off one leg. He was placed 
on a stretcher and started to the 
aid station, but begged to be let 
down and die in peace. 

He also told his comrades to tell 
his mother goodbye. He died 
from loss of blood. 



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EICHELSDORFER, JOSEPH 

246942 Private Company B 

Killed at Chateau Thierry near 
Sergy, July 31st. 

Buried in grave No. 49-B, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 



Son of 
Erie, Pa. 



Killian Eichelsdorfer, 



Private Eichelsdorfer was killed 
by a machine gun bullet, while 
crossing the Ourcq near Sergy. 
He had served with the regiment 
in Lorraine and Champagne. 



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LANNEN, GEORGE E. 24669 

Private Company M 

Son of Mrs. Angaline L. Lannen, 
Johnston, Pa. 

Killed July 31st in the drive on 
the Chateau Thierry salient. 
Buried in grave No. 47-B, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

So many were killed in this ad- 
vance it was impossible to keep 
good records, so we have not all 
the facts. 




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Private Company L 

Wounded July 28th and died in 
Base Hospital No. 34. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. 
Stock, Aredalc, Iowa. 

Private Stock was wounded injf « 
action by machine gun fire in 
the attack on Hill 212. 

He was a man of iron nerve, and \\1\, 
was upright and honest in all 
friendly relations and diligent in 
the pursuit of the enemy. 



DYVAD, CARL C. 102497 

Corporal Company M 

Killed July 31st at the edge ol 
Sergy. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Nels H. 
Dyvad, Albert City, Iowa. 

While leading his squad in the 
drive at Chateau Thierry, Cor- 
poral Dyvad was killed by a ma- 
chine gun bullet. He died as a 
good soldier should with his face 
to the front, fighting for his 
country. 

Corporal Dyvad was with the 
regiment in the Lorraine Sector 
and at Champagne, where he did 
excellent work, showing ability 
as a leader. 




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NYE, CHARLES L. 



101627 



Private Company H 

Killed July 31, 1918 on Hill 212 
on the Ourcq river. 

Buried in grave No. 45-D, Fcrc- 
en-Tardinois. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter S. 
Nye, Seymour, Iowa. 

Private Nye was killed by a ma- 
chine gun bullet, while taking a 
message from one platoon to 
another on Hill 212 during the 
Battle of the Ourcq river. 



REMONDET, HERBERT J. 

1596787 Private Company K 

Killed at Chateau Thierry July 
31, 1918. 

Buried in grave No. 11, Map of 
Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Private Rcmondet was on guard 
at the town of Sergy, when he 
was hit by a fragment of high 
explosive shell and killed in- 
stantly. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. H 
Remondet. 

Born at New Orleans, April 27th 
1893. 

Educated in Natchez, Miss. 



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WOODIN, ORVILLE 100136 

Corporal Company B 

Missing July 31, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Fran- 
cis Fisher, Cantril, Iowa, 

Corporal Woodin disappeared in 
the action near Sergy on July 
30th. He had gone back with a 
message to bring up rations, and 
was last seen by Sergeant Marsh 
southwest of Sergy. 

He enlisted May 23, 1917 and 
served the company as a highly 
eflacient clerk all through their 
service in the A. E. F. 



WAGNER, DENZEL M. 



101533 



Private Company H 

Killed July 31, 1918 on HiU 212. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Wag- 
ner, Mankato, Minn. / 

Private Wagner was killed on' 
Hill 212 during the most severe 
fighting, when every effort on 
the part of the men counted 
more than ever before. 




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MILLER, CHAS, 101014 

Private Company C 
Buried August 1st. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Mil- 
ler, Blanchard, Iowa. 

Private Miller served two 
months with the Battalion Intel- 
ligence Platoon, where he did ex- 
cellent work. He was in first pa- 
trol that entered the town of Scr- 
gy ; afterwards going into the 
town alone as a runner. 
Bravery and courage were 
among his excellent qualities. 
He was as faithful and true a 
soldier as ever entered the serv- 
ice. His work was always 
looked upon with pride by his 
superior oflScers. 



GREEN, DOUGLAS B. 

First Lieutenant Company H 

Died August 18, 1918, at Field 
Hospital No. 165. 

Buried in grave No. 6, Beau-St.- 
Germain, Aisne. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Edward 
D. Smith, Pottsville, Penn, 

Lieutenant Green was mortally 
wounded while leading his sec- 
tion over the top in the final 
dash on Sergy. Lieutenant 
Green distinguished himself as 
one of the coolest officers in the 
regiment under shell fire. 



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PRICHARD, CARLYLE 84407 

Private Company H 

Killed August 1, 1918 on Hill 212 
along the Ourcq River. 

Buried in Grave No. 45-1, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 

Relative's address, Miss S. A. 
Prichard, Carneyville, Wyo. 

Private Prichard was killed by 
flank fire of German machine 
guns while advancing up HiU 
212. 



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SIELAFF, HILMER W. 99850 

Private First Class Machine Gun 

Company 

Killed August 2,1918, at Chateau 
Thierry, near Sergy. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. 
Sielaff, Buckeye, Iowa. 

Private Sielaff was killed while 
advancing on the enemy with his 
platoon. He was so severely 
wounded that he died in the 
Evacuation Hospital, shortly af- 
ter his arrival there. 

He had served in the Lor- 
raine, Champagne and Chateau 
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MILLER, REILEY, 302223 

Private Company G 

Killed during the drive at 
Chateau Thierry near Sergy. 

Buried in Grave No, 50, Map of 
Conde-en-brie. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. L. 
Miller, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

I have been unable to find a wit- 
ness of this boy's death so do 
not have the facts. 



ROSS, HAROLD W. 99694 

Sergeant Machine Gun Company 

Died August 2, 1918 from 
wounds received July 30th. 

Buried near Chateau Thierry. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Ross, 
Des Moines, Iowa. 

Sergeant Ross was severely 
wounded by machine gun bullets 
and pieces of high explosive 
shells, so badly that he died soon 
after his arrival at the Evacua- 
tion Hospital, He was advanc- 
ing on the enemy with his 
platoon when he was hit. 



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LIVINGSTON, JOHN R. 102162 

Private Company K 

Died August 3rd at Base Hospi- 
tal No. 19, Vichy, France. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Liv- 
ingston, Bedford, Iowa. 

Private Livingston was hit by a 
piece of high explosive shell 
while in a hole he had dug for 
his protection. 

I had known Livingston for 
several years and he had often 
been in my church. He was a 
splendid chap. 



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Private Company C 

Killed August 3, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry near Sergy. 

Buried in Grave No. 3-B, Map 
of Fere en Tardinois. 

Son of Mrs. Mary E. Coverdale, 
Noblesville, Ind. 

Private Coverdale was instantly 
killed by a high explosive shell. 
He had served with the regiment 
in the Lorraine and Champagne 
Sectors. 



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WHITE, ROBERT H. 1556489 

Private Company C 

Killed August 3, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Larkin R. 
White, Blackford, Ky. 

/ Private White was instantly 
killed by a high explosive shell. 

He was advancing with his 
platoon up a small ravine when 
he was hit. He had served with 
the regiment in Champagne. 




COX, FRED 1569596 

Private Company H 

Died August 3, 1918 at Field 
Hospital No. 168. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Missouri 
Cox, Princeton, Ind. 

Private Cox died from wounds 
received in action on July 28th 
at the Base Hospital. He was 
in the advance on the Ourcq 
River. 

Private Cox had seen two years' 
service. 





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Killed August 4, 1918 near Vesle 
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CHOPP, IZADOR J. 100604 

Corporal Company D 

Died August 4, 1918 at Base 
Hospital No. 19 at Vichy, France. 

Corporal Chopp was wounded by 
shrapnel on the 27th of July at 
Chateau Thierry, near Sergy. He 
was taken to the hospital where 
he died several days later. 

He was rated as one of the best 
corporals in the company, and 
was very popular with all the 
men. 

Relative's address. A, W. Bare- 
tich, Brazil, Iowa. 




Relative's address, Mrs. Richard 
E. Cook, U. S. General Hospital 
No. 4, Fort Porter, New York. 

Lieutenant Cook was killed while 
r"i dressing his wounded men. || 

He was awarded the French 
Croix de Guerre, American Cita- 
tion, silver star on the Victory 
Medal Ribbon for gallantry in 
action near the Vesle River for 
dressing the wounded under 
severe artillery and machine gun 
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Private Company D 

Died at Evacuation Hospital No. 
4, August 4th, 

Son of Mrs. Anna Ufford, Des 
Moines, Iowa. 

Private Ufford was wounded at 
Chateau Thierry near Sergy and 
was taken to the hospital where 
he died the next day. He was 
with the regiment in Lorraine, 
Champagne and had a very envi- 
able record as a good soldier. 



FARMER, JOHN W. 84777 

Private Headquarters Company 
Killed August 6, 1918 at Chateau 
Thierry. 

Son of Lillian Farmer, Essex, 
England. 

Private Farmer was killed while 
working as a part of a burial 
detail with Chaplain W. E. Robb. 
They were working at night near 
the town of Sergy to bury the 
men and were very close to the 
front line, when the German 
artillery opened fire upon them. 
The detail withdrew to a wheat 
field and a stray shell hit near, 
a fragment piercing his abdomen 
and a fragment in his back. He 
was given first aid, but died soon 
after. 



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BLAUL, FRANK 246776 

Private Company B 
Died August 6th in Mobile 
Hospital No. 1. 

Buried at Village of Chiery, 
Chateau Thierry Front. 
Son of Mrs. Mary Farley, Chi- 
cago, 111. Born at Chicago, 111,, 
October 7, 1894. 

Private Blaul was hit by a piece 
of high explosive shell while re- 
turning from the Sergy action 
and was taken to the hospital 
where he died four days later. 
Private Blaul refused medical 
attention until the boy beside 
him received first aid. 
Private Blaul had served with 
the regiment in the Lorraine and 
Champagne Sectors, having been 
transferred from the 11th Divi- 



GILLEN, CARL E. 

Sergeant Company G 

Died August 14th at Red Cross 
Military Hospital No. 5, 

Buried at Suresness, France. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl A. 
Gillen, Ottumwa, Iowa. 

Sergeant Gillen was wounded 
July 30th by machine gun fire,i 
receiving wounds in the right'' 
hand, right knee and left 
shoulder. 

Served on the Mexican Border 
as a corporal. 

Born January 10, 1898 at Ottum- 
wa, Iowa and received his educa- 
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BRUCE, ELMER E. 102109 

Private Company K 

Died August 16, 1918 at St. 
Aulde, France. 

Buried in Grave No. — , thirty- 
three feet east of southwest wall 
of cemetery back of church. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Billy 
Carson, Joplin, Missouri. 

Private Bruce was accidentally 
drowned while swimming in the 
Marne river near St. Aulde, 
France. He had served with the 
regiment in Lorraine, Cham- 
pagne and at Chateau Thierry. 









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IRWIN, EMORY S. 

First Lieutenant Company A 
Wounded at Chateau Thierry 
July 30th, died August 31st. 
Lieutenant Irwin attended the 
first training camp at Ft. Riley, 
Kansas. He was ordered to the 
Rainbow Division on August 29, 
1917. After Captain Aikens was 
gassed, he was placed in com- 
mand of the company. He did 
splendid work in Champagne 
and highly distinguished himself 
by his courage and heroic leader- 
ship in crossing the Ourcq River 
to the capture of Sergy and Hill 
212. He was hit in the head by 
machine gun bullets and was 
taken to the hospital where he 
died August 31st. 



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Private Company A 

Relative's address, Mr. Ralph 
Hockmuth, 1710 Jackson Ave., 
Des Moines, Iowa. 

Private Young served without 
injury until the Chateau Thierry 
battle. During this advance he 
was severely wounded and sent 
to the hospital, where he lay for 
many months. Almost eight 
months from the time he was 
wounded, he died of tumor on 
February 4, 1919. 



BARR, CHAUNCY W. 1568610 

Private Company K 168th Infantry 

Died on August 1, 1918. 

Father's address, Michael Barr, 
Edwardsport, Indiana. 

While Company K was advanc- 
ing toward the Ourcq river an 
enemy shell lighted in the mids^ 
of the column, killing three boys ; 
and wounding several, among 
which was Barr. He was hit in 
the leg and about the knee. He 
was sent immediately to the hos- 
pital where he died on August 1. 
He was born August 5, 1893, 




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Killed July 29, 1918. 



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Wagoner Severson was sleeping 
with Clifford Litz when he was 
killed by an exploding shell. 

Severson's home, Kanawha,*; 
Iowa. 

He was buried in the Foret de 
Fere near the crossroads above 
the White Cross Farm. 



LITZ, CLIFFORD 

Private First Class 
KUled on July 29th, 1918. 

The supply company was sta- 
tioned in the Foret de Fere and 
Litz was sleeping under a ration 
cart with his companion. A shell 
exploded near them during the 
night and both were killed. The 
boy sleeping in the wagon knew 
nothing about it until morning. 
Private Litz was buried in the 
woods near the crossroads at 
Foret de Fere. 

Relative's address, 366 Fifth 
Ave., Dubuque, Iowa. 



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Sergeant Supply Company 

Wounded on July 30, 1918. 

Relative's address, F. S. Sparr, 
Cromwell, Iowa. 

Sergeant Sparr was wounded in 
the shoulder by an exploding 
shell, while the company was 
camped in the Foret de Fere. He 
was taken to the hospital where 
he died on August 9. Donald 
was a splendid chap and popular 
with all of the company. 



MOOREHOUSE, IRA D. 

Private S apply Company 

Killed July 30, 1918. 

Relative's address, R, F. D. No. 
1, Kahoka, Mo. 

Private Moorehouse was killed 
by shrapnel fire while asleep in: 
a shallow dugout, which he him- 
self had dug for protection from 
heavy shell fire. Private Moore- 
house had served faithfully 
since the beginning of the war 
and was liked by all who knew 
him. 




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ALVA C. 99996 

Corporal Company A 
Killed July 30th at Sergy. 
Buried in Grave No. 45-B, Map 
of Fere-en-Tardinois. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. 
St. Charles, Iowa. 
As acting sergeant, 
given charge of the second sec- 
tion of the first platoon, which 
he courageously led across the , 
Ourcq river. While leading his 
men over the top he was killed 
instantly by machine gun fire. 
Corporal Gripp died as an Amer- 
ican soldier would want to die — 
facing the enemy, pressing on to 
victory. 

He always delivered the goods, 
no matter how difficult the task. 





ELLIS, JOHN F. 100713 

Private Company D 

Killed July 29th at Chateau 
Thierry near Sergy. 

Buried in Grave No. 40, Map of 
Fere-en-Tardinois . 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Ellis, 
Centerville, Iowa. 

Private Ellis was wounded in the 
bombardment at Badonvillier on 
March 5th. He returned to the 
company in May and went to the 
Champagne Front with the regi- 
ment where he made a very good 
record. 

Private Ellis was killed by a high 
explosive shell. 




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Private First Class, Company L 

Died July 30th at the 168th Field 
Hospital. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. 
Cownie, Sioux City, Neb. 

Private Cownie was wounded by 
machine gun fire during the at- 
tack on Hill 212. Fearlessly he 
forged ahead in much heavier 
fire than any of the company had 
experienced before. 

Small of stature but full of grit, 
he rivaled any of the stronger 
physique in bravery and cool- 
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HENRY, RENNIE E. 101081 

Sergeant Company F 

Wounded at Chateau Thierry 
on July 26th and died in hospital 
July 30, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. C. 
Henry, Villisca, Iowa. 

When the order came to go 
"over the top" his platoon went 
forward against heavy machine 
gun fire and were ordered to get 
down. Then the order came for 
one man at a time to advance. 

Sergeant Henry immediately 
raised up and started forward. 

He raised his rifle to shoot at a 
fleeing Boche and it was then 
that two machine gun bullets 
struck him in the neck. 





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Private Company B 

Died in Base Hospital No. 48; 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Atwater, 
Minden, Nebr. 

Private Atwater was wounded in 
action on August 23, 1918 and 
died shortly after in the hospital. 

Enlisted April 8, 1917. 



JOBE, LAURANCE EDWARD 



Private Company E 168th Infantry 
Died of wounds July 26, 1918. 
Home address, Macedonia, Iowa. 
. Laurance was seriously wounded 
on July 26th and was carried to 
the dressing station, where he 
died. He gave to his comrade, 
^ Harry Compton, a message to be 

^^ carried to his mother, saying, "I 

^ am all right. I have done my 

'■• bit and am ready to go. Tell 

mother God bless her and I 
will see her some day." Lau- 
rance had nine machine bullets 
through his body. He was buried 
at Epieds, France. The stoical 
manner in which he endured his 
suffering and faced death was in- 
spiring to see. 



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AFTER the battle of Chateau Thierry, our tired and much depleted 
division bivouacked in the woods called "Foret de Fere." For more 
than a week in this woods, still smelling of gas and rank with the odor 
of the battlefield, we rested our animals, then began our march to the Bour- 
mont area. Our horses were thin and starved and our regiment with less 
than a third of its original number, our material scarred by the recent 
battle were not imposing. Night after night on this long march when we 
would arrive in the town in which we were to billet, our men had but one 
thought, that was to rest. 

About August 18 we arrived near Blevaincourt while our division head- 
quarters were at Bourmont. In this picturesque country, dotted every- 
where by little villages, with hills fir-clad, and green valleys winding in 
and out among them, we rested for our first and only rest of the summer. 
The lazy clouds drifting overhead and the peasants working in the fields, 
with the ringing of the church bell at evening, gave our surroundings a 
restful, reinvigorating air that helped us to forget the horrors of the bat- 
tle. I myself, was sent to the hospital at Chaumont and only know these 
things through the reports of the officers and men. 

Our regiment was re-equipped, reorganized and replaced and a few 
days of drill were given to our new recruits before, on August 30, we once 
more turned our faces toward the battle line. All of France was alive 
with rumors of the great American battle about to commence. I was in 
Paris on this date and it was the talk of the city there. The next day the 
movement began and we, with the First and Second Divisions were 
moved up in the direction of Toul. From the area above Neufchateau our 
division marched only at night, camping in the forest in the day-time. 
With the first touch of darkness we moved out on the roads and kept up 
the steady tramp, tramp until the first streak of dawning light. When we 
reached Toul, which was near the line, to the amazement of our men, the 
policy was reversed and our troops marched by broad daylight straight up 
to the enemy line. We were placed almost in the center of the salient 
and waited there in the forest in the mud and rain for the attack to begin. 

The Eighty-ninth Division was on our right and this was its first battle. 
The men were all full of excitement, which recalled to our boys our first 
days in the line. Our division front extended from Seicheprey on the 
east, westward to Flerrey. On the night of September 11, we marched out 
of the Foret de Lareine toward our positions in which we were ordered to 
be by 12 o'clock. In the darkness of the 

night, as our orders were delayed in arriving " ;.-. > " 

and the roads were full, it was with the ut- 
most difficulty that we reached our place in 
time for the jump-off. The artillery was to 
begin its fire at 1 o'clock. It would last for 
several hours and before daylight the great 
American attack would be under way. 




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The Germans had obtained information concerning the attack and 
had many guns firing a steady, continuous, harassing fire, which added to 
the misery and difficulty of the night. 

An intense downpour of rain commenced to fall over the Woevre 
plains just a few moments before the artillery began its fire. This, while 
adding to the difficulty of the advance and the bringing up of supplies, 
protected the men from aeroplane bombs and made it impossible for the 
enemy to detect our plans. After about an hour and forty minutes the 
German guns replied to ours but they used only small guns and it 
was not to be compared with the artillery barrages which our boys ex- 
perienced in Champagne and Chateau Thierry. 

When the hour came for the advance, the whole American line 
moved forward in irresistible force, past the first German trench, splen- 
didly supported by artillery. Before noon it had reached its objective for 
that day. In the twenty-seven hours, our division drove ahead far in 
advance of the new division on its right, passed through the towns of 
Pannes, Beney and into the woods of Dampvitrous, where we were halted 
by orders from headquarters. Our objective had been reached, a nine- 
teen kilometer drive toward Metz. Long lines of prisoners filled the road 
and they seemed to be pleased with their lot as they marched rapidly to 
the rear. 

While in the latter part of the battle we met with practically no re- 
sistance, yet, at the first, in the front of the Third Battalion under Major 
Brewer, we had met a stiff resistance in the Boid de La Sonard and we 
had heavy casualties there. At the close of this battle we were held in 
line for raiding purposes. On the night of September 22, while Alabama 
was raiding Haumont, we raided the farm directly in front of our sector 
capturing nine prisoners and two machine guns. The Germans attempted 
to raid us the following night but their only success was their own loss of 
three prisoners and machine gun. We suffered light casualties from these 
raids. 

I do not mean to leave the impression that this battle was a light af- 
fair or that the Germans did not resist with all their power. Their ma- 
chine gun fire was terrific and our boys displayed as fine heroism as was 
ever displayed in our regiment as they charged bravely up the steep hills, 
through great depths of wire entanglements, into the very mouths of pop- 
ping machine guns. This salient had been attacked before by the French 
and they had suffered a costly defeat here, but when the American forces, 
fighting with vim and vigor, dashed against the wails of this fortress it 
fell as though struck by a tidal wave. Fifteen thousand, six hundred 
prisoners were captured by the Americans in twenty-four hours of this 
drive. It was splendidly planned by our command and bravely executed 
by our soldiers. Here the German command first felt the weight, power 
and irresistible force which was soon to be thrown headlong against 
them. The morale of the German soldier, knowing that certain defeat 
would come, began its downward progress, while the morale of the allies 
was lifted to its highest pitch. 



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To those heroic dead, whose names and faces are here pictured and 
for many of whom it was their first battle, we cannot pay too high a trib- 
ute. Some of the best officers and men the regiment ever possessed fell, 
fighting gloriously here, but the last vision that was before their eyes was 
of their own comrades going forward splendidly to certain victory, while 
the despised Hun was tasting the first bitter dregs of defeat. I imagine 
it eased the pain of their dying moments to know that while they paid the 
price, success was certain. They sleep tonight on the plains of the Woevre, 
but when spring comes again and the peasant comes back to the ruined 
villages and, with a song in his heart, begins to build anew his home, and 
the laughter of little children rings again on the twilight air and the lovers 
wander side by side down the beautiful French roads, I am sure their slum- 
bers are light and their sleep is interspersed with pleasant dreams. It is 
with mingled pride and sorrow that we record the names of the regiment's 
dead and though we, who live, may make many friends of the future, no 
men of the world shall ever take the place of those we buried on the 
Woevre at St. Mihiel. 




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Sergeant Company L 

Died of wounds received at St. 
Mihiel on September 12, 1918. 

Sergeant Giese proved himself 
to be a non-commissioned officer 
who could always be depended 
on to fulfill his duties to the sat- 
isfaction of all. In the rear areas 
he was prompt, obedient, and 
snappy ; under fire he was cool 
brave and aggressive; as a man 
he was honest and kindly con- 
siderate to others. 

Relative's address, Mrs. W, R. 
Allis, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 



MEYER, WALTER F. 101936 

Private Company I 
Died September 12, 1918 at 
Evacuation Hospital 14. 
Up to the time of his death Pri- 
vate Meyer was with the regi- 
ment in all their engagements. In 
the attack on the St. Mihiel sali- 
ent, while acting as a platoon 
runner he was mortally wounded 
by a German machine gun bul- , 
let. While lying wounded he 
seemed to realize that his time 
had come for he shook hands 
with some of his friends and 
said, "My time has come, boys, 
get a Bosche for me." He was 
well liked by all and as a soldier 
he performed his duties in a true 
and efficient manner. 
Relative's address, Winnie Hoff, 
Burlington, Iowa. 







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ADKINS, BEN H. 

Private Company M 
Died September 12, 1918, of 
wounds received in action on 
September 10. 

Private Adkins' earlier life has 
been likened to that of Abraham 
Lincoln. He was purely a self- 
made man, and at an early age, 
it was necessary for him to dis- 
continue his schooling and take 
care of his three orphaned 
brothers. He enlisted in Com- 
pany M. He often expressed the 
wish to get at the Huns. Private 
Adkins was wounded on Septeni- 
ber 10, in the St. Mihiel battle. 
He sacrificed his personal ambi- 
tions and at last his life for his 
country. 

Father, T. H. Adkins, Fairfield, 
Iowa. 



WHEELER, KARL H. 

Second Lieutenant Company L 

Killed September 12, at St. Mi- 
hiel, near Flirey, Bois du Jury. 

Buried in Grave No. 1, Map of 
Pannes. 

Lieutenant Wheeler was killed in' 
action by machine gun fire in the 
attack on the St. Mihiel salient. 

He was not with the company 
long but in this advance he led 
his platoon with such coolness, 
courage and dash that he proved 
himself an officer and a gentle- 
man of exceptional qualities. 



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First Lieutenant Company M 
Killed September 12th at St. 
Mihiel. 

Buried in Grave No. 5-C, Map 
of Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thos. W. 
Currie, Austin, Texas. 

Lieutenant Currie was killed by 
a machine gun bullet. He had, 
been wounded at Lorraine and' 
was in the hospital during the 
Chateau Thierry drive. He came 
to the regiment at Camp Mills 
and at once demonstrated his 
ability as a platoon commander 
and no other officer was held in 
higher esteem by his men than 
he. 



CHAMPION, FRANK C. 1487969 
Private Company L 
Killed September 12, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel near Flirey. 
Buried in Grave No. 4-A, Map of 
Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Cham- 
pion, Georgetown, Texas. 

Private Champion was killed in 
the attack on the St. Mihiel 
salient. He was highly intel- 
lectual and well educated. Pri- 
vate Champion also had a sense 
of military operations that is 
seldom found in the ranks. He 
made a lasting impression in the 
short time that he was with the 
organization as being a brave 
and faithful soldier with a good 
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Private Company M 

Killed September 12, 1918 at St, 
Mihiel near Fliery. 

Buried in Grave No. 14-B, Map 
of Pannes. 






Private Cox was killed in the 
drive at the St. Mihiel salient. 

I have been unable to gather the 
facts of his death. 



DOTY, WILLIAM D. 

Second Lieutenant Company K 
Killed September 12, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel near Fliery. 
Buried in Grave No. 18, Map of 
Pannes. 

Relative's address, Mrs. W. D. 
Doty, Rochester, N. Y. 
Lieutenant Doty was killed by a 
high explosive shell while lead- 
ing his men in the advance on 
the St. Mihiel salient. His death 
was instantaneous and he suf- 
fered no pain. 

Lieutenant Doty was a leader of 
men and gave his all gladly for 
his country. 

He enlisted in the Second Am- 
bulance Corps, but was later 
sent to an officers' training 
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McHUGH, LEO P. 







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Sergeant Company K 

Killed September 12, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel. 

Buried in Grave No. 15, Map of 
Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Patrick 
McHugh, Cummings, Iowa. 



Sergeant McHugh was killed in 
the advance on the St. Mihiel 
salient. He was leading his 
platoon against the enemy front 
line when he was struck by ma- 
chine gun bullets, five bullets 
penetrating his side. He handed 
some books and letters he was 
carrying in his pockets to a com- 
rade and said, "Here take these 
"and tell my Mother about it." 



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Killed September 12, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 4- J, Map 
of Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James 
Powers, Kingsley, Iowa. 

Corporal Powers was killed in 
the attack on the St. Mihiel 
salient. He was urging his men 
onward, himself in the lead, and 
became exposed to the terrible 
machine gun fire. He was struck 
several times and his death was 
instantaneous. 

Corporal Powers had served with 
the regiment at Lorraine, Cham- 
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Private Company K 

Killed September 12, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chris Nel- 
son, Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

Private Nelson was killed in 
action by machine gun fire in the 
attack on the St, Mihiel salient. 
Not overbearing, but firm and 
impressive; quiet, yet forceful 
were the qualities that attracted 
one's attention to Nelson. He 
was soldierly in appearance, 
honest and truthful at all times. 






SONNEMAN, NORMAN H. 82307 

Private Company L 

Killed September 12, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel. 

Buried in Grave No. 4-G, Map 
of Pannes. 

Son of Mrs. Clara Virginia Son- 
neman, Washington, D. C. 

Private Sonneman was killed by 
machine gun fire, ,i^\ 

He made an excellent front line 
soldier. When danger lay in the 
path of duty he never looked at 
the danger, but kept his eyes on 
the goal that he was to reach. 



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Corporal Company I 
Killed September 12, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel Front. 

Buried near place of death. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey 
Coon, Okarche, Okla. 

Corporal Coon was killed near 
Benny, in the attack on the St. 
Mihiel salient. He volunteered, 
with four other men, to get wire 
cutters from a shed in advance 
of our lines and in the perform- 
ance of this duty, he was hit by 
machine gun bullets and killed. 
Corporal Coon did excellent work 
as a non-commissioned officer 
and always took an interest in 
the welfare of the men of his 
squad. 



CLARK, ABEL 1488370 

Private Company I 
Killed September 12, 1918. 
Buried in Grave No. 4-D, Map 
of Pannes. 

Son of Mrs. Maggie Clark, Gist, 
Texas. 

Private Clark was killed near 
Benney. He had advanced to 
the German line when he was 
struck by two German machine I 
gun bullets. 

He joined Company I at Chau- 
mont as a replacement and was 
attached to Battalion Head- 
quarters as a scout. As a mem- y\ 
ber of that organization, he per- \ 
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DENLINGER, PAUL 

Corporal Company M. 

Killed September 12th near 
Fleury, France. 

Buried in Grave No. 11 near Bois 
de Jury, Map of Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Cal Den- 
linger, Henderson. Iowa. 



Corporal Denlinger was killed by 
machine gun fire during the at- 
tack in the St. Mihiel salient. 



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First Lieutenant Company M 
Killed September 12th near 
Fliery. 

Buried in Grave No. 4, Map of 
Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward 
Doocy, Pittsfield, 111. 
Lieutenant Doocy was killed by 
a machine gun bullet while lead- 
ing his platoon through the wire. 
In the gas attack, Lieutenant 
Doocy had charge of the sentries 
on guard in the trenches and he 
won the loyalty and love of his 
men by going out all during the 
bombardment to see that they 
were all safe. 

He was awarded the D. S. C. by 
General Pershing for his bravery 
and daring under fire at Cham- 
pagne and Chateau Thierry. . 



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Sergeant Company M 
Killed September 12th at St. 
Mihiel. 

Buried in Grave No. 13-C, Map 
of Pannes. 

Son of Mrs. Mary McManus, 
Cherokee, Iowa. 

In the attack at St. Mihiel, Ser- 
geant McManus was out in front 
leading his men when he was hit 
and killed by a machine gun 
bullet. He was a good soldier 
and a leader of men. Sergeant 
McManus was rated as one of 
the best sergeants in his com- 
pany. He was loved and trusted 
by all his comrades and his men 
were ready to go with him on 
iny mission, no matter how 
dangerous. 



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Private Company M 

Killed September 12, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel near Fliery. 

Buried in Grave No. 14-A, Map 
of Pannes. ^ " 



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Wheeling, Va. 



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Private Loos was killed during 
the attack on the St. Mihiel 
salient. 





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1855956 
Private Company M 

Killed September 12, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel near Fliery. 

Buried in Grave No. 10, Map of 
Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. F. Hud- 
dleston, Bingen, Ark. 

Private Huddleston was killed in 
the attack at St. Mihiel. 

A local Post of the American 
Legion, which is composed of ex- 
soldiers, ex-sailors and ex- 
marines, was named in honor of 
Lesley Huddleston. 



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Private Company M 

Killed September 12, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel. 

Buried in Grave No. 4-H, Map 
of Pannes. 

Relative's address, Bill Gibson, 
Tinsley, Ky. 

Private Gibson was killed dur- M^l 
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Private Company L 

Killed September 12th at St. 
Mihief. 

Buried in grave No. 4-B, Map of 
Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles 
Eaton, Washington, D. C. 

Private Easton was killed while 
in action by machine gun fire. 
He displayed exceptional bravery 
in a sweeping machine gun fire. 

He continued to advance and to 
return the fire with great skill 
and accuracy until he was finally 
stopped forever. 






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ERSCHENS, MICHAEL 302438 

Private Company L 

Killed at St. Mihiel, September 
12th. 

Buried in grave No. 4, Map of 
Pannes. 

Private Erschens was killed while 
in action by machine gun fire( 
dujring the attack on the St. 
Mihiel salient. 

He had those qualities that make 
a good soldier. Private Erchens 
had many warm friends in the 
company even though he had 
not been with us very long. 

Relative's address. Kathryn Mor- 
tes, Fon du Lac, Wl<!, 



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Private Company K 
Killed September 12, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel. 

Buried in grave No. 4-C, Map of 
Pannes. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Belinda 
Pickard, New Boston, Iowa. 
While advancing in the attack on 
the St. Mihiel salient near Fliery, 
Private Morgan was hit in the 
throat and head by machine gun 
bullets and killed instantly. 



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Second Lieutenant Company L 
Killed at St. Mihiel September 
12th. 

Buried in grave No. 5-A, Map of 
Pannes. 

Relative's address. Miss Jennie 
B. Wallace, Mont Calm, Texas. 
Lieutenant Wallace was killed by 
shell fire during the attack at St. 
Mihiel. He was with the com- 
pany constantly from the time 
of the mobilization of the Divi- 
sion at Camp Mills. His clean 
life, conscientious work, untiring 
energy and fearless devotion to 
his duty, however dangerous the 
task, won for him an exalted 
place in the memories of all of 
those with whom he was asso- 
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Corporal Company L 
Killed at St. Mihiel, September 
12th. 

Buried in grave No. 8-A, Map of 
Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. A. An- 
derson, Sioux City, Iowa. 

Corporal Anderson was killed by 
machine gun fire during the St. 
Mihiel attack. He felt when he 
went into the drive that his time 
had come but he repeatedly said 
that he was ready and willing to 
die and that he would die fight- 
ing. So it was. He carried out 
the orders in his last battle as he 
always did, faithfully and con- 
/scientiously. 



WILKINS, FRANK 

Private Headquarters Company 

Wounded September 12th at St. 
Mihiel. 

Private Wilkins was wounded on 
the morning of September 12th 
while going to take up a position 
in the advance to prepare tele* 
phone connections for the regi- 
ment, he being a member of the^: 
signal Corp. He died in the hos-, 
pital No. 26 on November 11th. 

Private Wilkins was a very good 
soldier and always ready to go 
out and do his duty. 

His home was at Denison, Iowa. 



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First Lieutenant 
Killed September 12th at St. 
Mihiel. Buried in grave No. 2, 
Map of Pannes. 

Son of Mrs. Odessa Wells, 
Wichita, Kan. 

Hardly had the artillery prepara- 
tion ceased and the advance be- 
gun in the great St. Mihiel fight, 
when this gallant officer met his 
death, a fragment of high explo- 
sive pierced his abdomen. Little 
time did he have to suffer, but 
he utilized that time to encourage 
his men. 

All who knew him were im- 
pressed with his noble character, 
jl, intellectual ability and his moral 
worth. 



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Corporal Company L 

Killed September 12th near 
Fliery. 

Buried in grave No. 8-B, Map of 
Pannes. 

Son of Mrs. Mary Badger, Coun- 
cil Bluffs, Iowa. / 

Corporal Badger was killed by 
machine gun fire. He was a clean, 
strong, healthy man, who had 
military intellectual qualities that 
were not inferior to his physical 
prowess. His comrades delighted 
in his companionship and his 
officers depended upon his initia- 
tive and aggressiveness. 



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HIEMER, MAX A. 302516 

Corporal Company L 

Killed at St. Mihiel, September 
12th. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Christ 
Hiemer, Milwaukee, Wis. 

Corporal Hiemer was killed in 
action by machine gun fire. He 
was intelligent, energetic and 
conscientious in the performance 
of all duty and considerate in all 
his relations with his compan- 
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Buried in grave No. 7-A, Map of 
Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Ker- 
berg, Jeffersonville, Ind. 

Corporal Kerberg was killed by' 
machine gun fire during the at- 
tack on the St. Mihiel salient. 
In this drive he set an example 
for his comrades to follow. 

He had the qualities and aggres- 
siveness and untiring energy that 
are necessary to make an attack 
a success. 



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DEWOLF, MARTIN F. 102358 

Private First Class Company L 

Killed September 12th at St. 
Mihiel. 

Buried in grave No. 7-B, Map of 
Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. M. G. 
DeWolf, Sioux City, Iowa. \^ 

Private DeWolf was a man of 
fearless disposition and strong 
constitution. He was as persis- 
tent and efficient a Kaiser hunter 
as anyone could want 

He was killed in action by ma- 
chine gun fire. 



STRATIKOPULOS, DIMITRIOS G. 

102436 Corporal Company L 

Killed at St. Mihiel, September 
12, 1918. 

Buried in grave No. 5-B, Map of 
Pannes. 

Relative's address, George Stu- 
pas. Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

Corporal Stratikopulos was killed 
in action in the attack on the St. 
Mihiel salient. 




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GILBERT, LAWRENCE 102291 

Private First Class Company L 
Killed September 12, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel. 

Buried in grave No, 9-B, Map of 

Pannes. 

Son of Mrs. Lillian Gilbert, 

Council Bluffs, Iowa. 

Private Gilbert was killed during 
the attack on the St. Mihiel sali- 
ent by machine gun fire. 
He was young but there was a 
determination in his character 
and training that carried him 
through every hardship and diffi- 
culty. He will always be remem- 
bered as a lad who did his duty, 
io matter what the odds. 



GROAT, WILLIAM 

Private Headquarters Company 
Killed near Fliery, September 12, 
1918. 

Buried in grave No. 4-F, Map of 
Pannes. 

Private Groat was a runner for 
Major Brewer in the St. Mihiel 
salient. He was advancing in 
company with the Major and 
Lieutenant Wells as the men 
went over the top at dawn. Ma- 
jor Brewer was wounded in the 
arm by machine gun fire. Lieu- 
tenant Wells was killed by a frag- 
ment of a high explosive shell and 
Private Groat was killed by a ma- 
chine gun bullet in the throat, 
death being instantaneous. 
Relative's address, Mrs. Frank 
Nitz, Bloomfield, Neb. 



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SMITH, CHARLES C. 

Lieatenant Machine Gun Company 

Killed on the St. Mihiel advance 
on September 12, 1918. 

Buried in grave No. 4-K, Map of 
Pannes. 

Relative's address, Mrs>. A. B. 
Van Kirk, Philadelphia, Pa. 

Lieutenant Smith was advancing 
with his platoon on the St. Mihiel 
drive, when he was killed instant- 
ly by a machine gun bullet, 
which struck him in the Head. 

He had served throughout the 
Lorraine campaign. Champagne, 
Chateau Thierry and St. Mihiel 
with a fine record as an officer. 



WHALEN, DAVE 



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Sergeant Machine Gun Company 

Killed at St, Mihiel, September 
12th. 

Buried in grave No. 9-A, Map 
of Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James 
Whalen, Tipton, Iowa. 

Sergeant Whalen was killed on 
the St. Mihiel advance, while 
advancing with a squad of ma- 
chine gunners. He was hit in 
the head by a machine gun bul- 
let and killed instantly. He had 
served at Lorraine, Champagne, 
Chateau Thierry and St. Mihiel. 



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Private Company M 

Killed September 12th at Saint 
Mihiel. 

Buried near where he fell. 

Son of Mrs. Lillie Edwards, 
Springfield, Mo. 

Private Edwards was killed in the 
attack on the St. Mihiel salient. 



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MALOCH, FRANK 1484728 

Private Company G 

Killed at St. Mihiel near Benney, 
September 12, 1918. 

Son of Mrs. Mary Maloch, Gon- 
zales, Texas. 

Private Maloch had been withR 
the regiment only a short time. 

He came to us as a replacement 
from the Texas National Guard. 

Private Maloch was killed by a 
fragment of high explosive shell 
on the first day of our advance. 



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101615 
Corporal Company H 
Killed September 13th on the 
Saint Mihiel drive. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. C. 
Hardinger, Waterloo, Iowa. 
As company H were advancing on 
the morning of September 13th, 
they ran into a bunch of machine 
gun nests. Corporal Hardinger 
sought shelter in a shell hole, but 
was seen a little later on his 
knees shooting at a German ma- 
chine gunner. His men called to 
him to keep down, but at that in- 
stant a machine gun bullet hit 
him between the eyes, killing 
him instantly. 

He was a brave soldier and 
thought well of by all his com- 
rades. 



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NALLIS, FRANK 59208 

Private Company M 

Killed September 13, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel. 

Buried in grave No. 3, Map of 
Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Alexander 
Nallis, Adamsburg, Pa. 

Private Nallis was killed during 
the advance on the St. Mihiel 
salient. 



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1892098 
Private Company E 

Died September 13, 1918 in Hos- 
pital at Neufchateau, France. 

Private Harrison had been with 
the company but three weeks 
and this was his first large en- 
gagement. He was wounded 
severely on September 12th. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Barney 
P. Hookerm Ritter, South Caro- 
lina. 



tember 13, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-B, Map of 
Chambley 5-6 XXXni-13. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Kal-, 
inec, Gonzales, Texas. 

Private Kalinec was killed by 
shrapnel while advancing with 
the company through the dense 
woods. He came to the regi- 
ment from the Texas National 
Guard. 



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Private Company E 

Killed September 13, 1918 on 
the Vignculles Dompvitoux 
Road in front of Haumont. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-F, Map of 
Chambley 5-6 XXXIII-13. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William F. 
Stewart, Mockville, North Car- 
olina. 

Private Stewart had been with 
the company but ten days when 
he was killed. 



BATH, WILLIAM 



Private First Class Company E 

Killed south of Benney, France, 
September 13, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Bath, Negaunee, Mich. 



Private Bath came to Company 
E in April and served through- 
out the remainder of the Lor- 
raine Campaign, the Battle of 
Champagne and Chateau 

Thierry. He was killed in the 
drive on the St. Mihiel salient. 



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Private Company M 

Killed on St. Mihiel salient, Sep- 
tember 13, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. L Dim- 
mitt, Fairfield, leva. 

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its dead and so the facts of many 
of their deaths is unknown. 




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ADAMS, PAUL R. 100924 

Corporal Company E 

Killed south of Beney, Septem- 
ber 13, 1918. 

Corporal Adams was an original 
Company E man who had 
served faithfully through the 
Lorraine, Battle of Champagne 
and Chateau Thierry. He was 
a brave and fearless soldier. 

He early became known for his 
courage and daring and was re- 
spected by all of his many com- 
rades. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Amy 
Aldrich, Shenandoah, Iowa. 

Born at Malvern, Iowa in 1900. 



WILLIAM J. 

100981 
Private First Class Company E 

Died September 14, 1918 in 
Evacuation Hospital No. 117. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. E. 
Heidenreich, Rockford, Iowa. 

Private Heidenreich was wound- 
ed at Chateau Thierry but re-j 
turned soon after, only to meet\ 
his death a few days later. A 
brave and courageous soldier \y 
with a splendid record behind 
him. He had served through- 
out the Lorraine and the Battle 
of Champagne with the regi- 
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CASEBOLT, ROBERT S. 1569334 

Private Company M 

Killed September 14, 1918 at the 
St. Mihiel Front. 

Buried in Grave No. 15-C, Map 
of Pannes. 

Casebolt had only been with the 
regiment a short time but had 
proved himself a great soldier. 

Relative's address, Mary C, 
Hawkins, Valonica, Indiana. 






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Private Company K 

Killed September 14, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel. 

While advancing in the attack 
on the St. Mihiel salient near 
Fliery, Private Jones was 
wounded by a high explosive 
shell and taken to the hospital 
where he died. 




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Private First Class Company L 

Killed at St. Mihiel September 



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Buried in Grave No. 
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Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Wall- 
raf, Mankato, Minn. 
Private Wallraf was killed in 
action by machine gun fire. He 
had no fear of shot or shell. In 
the capacity of Battalion runner, 
in which place he had served 
for many months, he was ex- 
ceptionally steady and reliable. 

He was a gentleman in every 
sense of the word. 



KILLEN, DON J. 10018 

Private Company A 
Died in Field Hospital No. 168th 
September 14, 1919. 
Son of Mrs. Effie Killen, Car- 
lisle, Iowa. 

Private Killen was fatally 
wounded in the St. Mihiel at- 
tack while defending his post. 
He was taken to the hospital, 
where he died soon after. Be- 
fore the regiment sailed for 
France, he was numbered 
among the best in the company. 
At Lorraine he took part in all 
raids and patrols sent out by the 
company, doing this in addition 
to his other duties. It would be 
hard to overestimate his worth 
for the gallant part he played 
during the dark days when the 
fate of the world was hung in 
the balance. 



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Private Company K 

Died September 14, 1918. 

While advancing in the attack 
on the St. Mihiel sahent, Pri- 
vate Tribby was seriously 
wounded and was taken to the 
hospital where he died. He was 
with the regiment in Lorraine, 
in Champagne and in the drive 
at Chateau Thierry. 



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Relative's address, Dale D. 
Marshall, Clarinda, Iowa. 

Private Marshall was trans- 
ferred from the 168th Infantry 
to the 351st Engineers. 

He was killed working on a road 
near the village of Fayen-Hay, 
France on September 14, 1918. 



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COLLINS, JOHN B. 1349553 

Private Company M 
Killed September 14, 1918. 
Buried in Grave No. 6, Map of 
Pannes. 

Born February 22, 1896. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Col- 
lins, Covin, Alabama. 

Private Collins was killed by 
shell fire while making a charge 
in the advance on the St. Mihiel 
salient. 

He had been transferred to the 
168th Infantry from the Dixie 
Division. 

Private Collins came from a 
family of fighters, his grand- 
father having been a captain in 
the Civil War. 



WOODS, GILBERT H. 

Sergeant Company H 

Killed at St. Mihiel September 
14, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-D, Map 
of Chambley 5-6 XXXIII-13. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton 
Woods, Des Moines, Iowa. 

Sergeant Woods was killed after 
the advance was finished in the 
St. Mihiel drive and our line had 
been established. 

Born November 21, 1895 at 
Oskaloosa, Iowa. 





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DOYLE, WILLIAM 2969265 

Private Company E 

Died September 14, 1918 in 
Evacuation Hospital No. 117. 

Private Doyle had been with 
the company but ten days and 
this was his first large engage- 
ment. 

He was wounded severely Sep- 
tember 13th in the attack on the 
St. Mihiel salient. 

Margaret 
Pa. 



DISPAIN, JAMES L 



Killed September 14, 1918 on 
the VigneuUes DompVitoux 
Road in front of Haumont. 

Son of Mr, and Mrs. Thos. Dis-' 
pain, Lincoln, Alabama. 

Private Dispain joined the regi- 
ment after the Chateau Thierry 
Battle and this was his first bat- 
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SWIFT, SAMUEL E. 2969290 

Private Company E 

Killed September 14, 1918 on 
the Vigneulles Dompvitoux 
Road in the front of Haumont. 

Buried in Grave No. 16, Map of 
Pannes. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. HeUah 
Swift, Brownsville, Pa. 

Private Swift had been with the 
regiment only two weeks and 
was in his first engagement 
when killed. 



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Private Company F 

Wounded September 13, 1918 
and died in the hospital Septem- 
ber 15th. 

Son of Mrs. Mary Glisson, 
Fletcher, Florida. 



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replacements sent to the regi- 
ment at the Chateau Thierry 
Front, and had just come back 
when he received the wound 
that caused his death. Glisson 
had become mixed with Com- 
pany G while advancing and 
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ROBINSON, BRYAN, 1488429 

Private Company H 

Killed September 15, 1918 on the 
St. Mihiel Drive. 

Son of Mrs. L. Robinson, Gon- 
zales, Texas. 

Private Robinson was killed dur- 
ing the advance on Saint Mihiel. 

Robinson had joined the regi- 
ment after the Chateau Thierry 
drive. This being his first battle. 
He came as a replacement from 
the Texas National Guard. 







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Missing since September 15, 
1918 in a raid on Marimboys 
Farm near Haumont, France. 

Son of Mrs. M. Whisemount, 
Lindsey, Okla. 

Private Whisemount had been 
with the company but three 
weeks when he participated in 
a raid against the Germans at 
Marimboys Farm. From that 
action he never returned and 
was never seen or heard of after 
that. 



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Private Company A 
Died September 16th, from 
wounds received in action Sep- 
tember 15, 1918. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. U. S. 
Woodward, Winterset, Iowa. 
Private Woodward was killed by 
shrapnel during the drive on the 
St. Mihiel Front. 

He was gassed at Lorraine and 
was in the hospital for three 
weeks. He served with the reg- 
iment through the Chateau 
Thierry drive. Private Wood- 
ward was made a corporal a 
short time before his death. 
He was a good soldier and his 
loss was felt by all who knew 
him. 



LEMOS, FRANCISCO 1488072 

Private Company G 

Killed September 16, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel Sector, 1,500 yards N. E. 
Louisville Farm. 

Buried in Grave No. 3-B, Map 
of Chambley 5-6 XXXIII-13. 

Private Lemos was on scout duty 
with his company when a high 
explosive shell hit him killing 
him instantly. He had been 
with the regiment but a short 
time, this battle being his first 
engagement. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Matilda 
Salmis, Kerrville, Texas. 



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Private Company C 

Killed at St, Mihiel Sector, Sep- 
tember 16, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-E, Map 
of Chambley 5-6 XXXIII-13. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert 
Wolcott, Schafer, North Dakota. 

Private Wolcott was on scout 
duty with his company and was 
carrying a wounded man off the 
field to the rear when he was hit 
in the spine by a machine gun 
bullet and instantly killed. He 
had served with the regiment at 
Lorraine, Champagne and Cha- 
teau Thierry. 



Private Company E 

Died September 16, 1918 at 
Evacuation Hospital No. 65. 

Buried in Grave No. 5, Anson- 
ville. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lindsay W. 
Anderson, Liberty, Miss. 

Private Anderson was seriously 
wounded September 13th, south 
of Essey in the St. Mihiel Ad- 
vance. 

He had joined the company just 
before the engagement and this 
was his first great battle. 




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Died September 16, 1918 in 
Evacuation Hospital No. 1. 

Son of Mrs. Dora Boyce, Pied- 
mont, South Carolina. 

Private Boyce was severely 
w^ounded, south of Benney, 
France in the St. Mihiel Drive. 
He had just come to the com- 
pany but ten days before and 
this was his first great battle. 



BLOODWORTH, JOHN W. 

Private Company G 

Died September 22, 1918 at 
Evacuation Hospital No. 12. 

Private Bloodworth came to this 
regiment from the Texas Na- 
tional Guard. Soon after he 
joined the company we entered 
the St. Mihiel Drive, where on 
the morning of the 22nd, during 
a raid on enemy positions he 
was wounded by shrapnel. He 
lived only a short time after he 
reached the hospital. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Bessie 
Crom, Springfield, Tenn. 




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SAYLOR, VERNON W. 302228 

Private Company G 

Killed September 22, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-1, Map of 
Chambley, 

Son of Mrs. M. Saylor, Green- 
ville, Pa. 

Though he had only been with 
the regiment a short time Saylor 
had proved himself to be a great 
leader of men. 



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Buried in Grave No. 3-A 
of Chambley. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Stat- 
terfield, Bruce, North Carolina. 

Private Statterfield was killed 
instantly by a shell fragment 
while defending his post in the 
front line. 

From the time he joined Com- 
pany A until the reduction of 
the salient at St. Mihiel, he 
proved himself to be the type of 
soldier that made the victory 
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BARNES, CHARLES H. 100220 
Private Company B 
Killed September 23, 1918 at 
Haumont in the St. Mihiel sali- 
ent. 

Buried in grave No. 2-G, Map of 
Chambley 5-6 XXXIII-13. 
Private Barnes was wounded by 
a high explosive while serving 
in the front line near Haumont, 
but stayed at his post until he 
was struck a second time and 
killed. 

He was a member of the platoon 
that was cited in the French 
Divisional orders for action of 
March 5, 1918. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Ed 
Primes, Oelwein, Iowa. 
Born March 28, 1889, Manches- 
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JOHNSON, ERNEST G. 102075 

Private Company K 

Killed at St. Mihiel near Hau- 
mont Farm, September 23, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-J, Map of 
Chambley 5-6 XXXIII-13. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. S. P. John- 
son, Parsons, Kansas. 

Private Johnson was killed by a 
machine gun bullet while acting 
as a stretcher bearer in regi- 
mental patrol or raid on the 
Haumont Farm. 



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Private Company K 

Died about September 23, 1918 
at Base Hospital No. 36. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Leon- 
ard, Corning, Iowa. 

Private Leonard was wounded 
during the attack on the St. 
Mihiel salient and was taken to 
the hospital where he died a few 
days later. He had served with 
the regiment in the Lorraine, 
Champagne and Chateau 

Thierry. 

Born at Brooks, Iowa, May 25, 
1895. 



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Private Company B 

Killed September 23, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-H, Cham- 
bley 5-6 XXXIII-13. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. M. 
Lewis, St. Antoniao, Texas. 

Private Lewis was killed by a 
high explosive shell while serv- 
ing in the line, after the St. 
Mihiel drive near Haumont. 

He entered the service July 28, 
1918 in the Texas National 
Guard and came to this regi- 
ment August 24, 1918. 




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Corporal Company G 
Died September 24, 1918 at Hos- 
pitaL 

Buried in Mars Hospital Center, 
Mars - Sure - Allier, Neiver, 
France. 

Corporal Mueller was one of the 
original men of Company G. 
Every one who knew him held 
him as a true friend. He had a 
smile and cheerful word for all. 
Corporal Mueller was severely 
wounded on September 13th 
while his platoon was attempting 
to capture some Germans who 
were retreating down a road. 
Enemy machine guns opened fire 
from our right flank. He was 
taken to the hospital where he 
died September 24th. 



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Private Machine Gun Company 

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of Chambley 5-6 XXXni-1-13. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Belifore, 
Rutland, Vermont. 

Private Belifore was on gas 
guard at St. Mihiel when he was 
hit in the head by a piece of fly- 
ing shell which killed him in- 
stantly. He had served 
throughout the Lorraine cam- 
paign. Champagne and Chateau 
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Private Company B 

Killed September 24, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 4-A, Map 
of Chambley XXXIII-13, 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas W. 
Cobb, Cranesville, Pa. 

After the drive at St. Mihiel 
while his company was holding 
the line, Private Cobb was 
killed by a high explosive shell. 
He had served with the regiment 
in the Lorraine and Champagne 
sectors. 



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Private Company A 
Killed at the St. Mihiel Front, 
September 24, 1918. 
Buried in Grave No. 4-C, Map 
of Chambley, 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hiram 
Bowen, Clarinton, Iowa. 

During the trying days at Cham- 
pagne and the bloody days thatf 
followed at Chateau Thierry, Pri- 
vate Bowen conducted himself 
with the coolness of a veteran, 
and well merited the commenda- 
tion he received from his com- 
manding officer. He was al- 
most instantly killed in the in- 
tense bombardment that started 
shortly after the company had 
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1487848 
Private Company B 

Killed September 24, 1918 at St. 
Mihiel near Haumont. 

Buried in Grave No. 4-B, Map 
of Chambley 5-6 XXXIII-13. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve 
Moczygemba, Panna Maria, 
Texas. 

Private Moczygemba vvras killed 
while on duty in the line near 
Haumont in the St. Mihiel sa- 
lient. He was transferred to this 
regiment from the Texas Na- 
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RICKARD, LYLE G. 100060 

Private Company A 
Wounded on St. Mihiel Front 
September 23rd, and died in 
Base Hospital No. 51 September 
26, 1918. 

Son of Mrs. Belle Rickard, 
Mason City, Iowa. 
Private Rickard went through 
with Company A during the oc- 
cupation of the trenches in Lor- 
raine, Champagne and Chateau 
Thierry, and was fatally wound- 
ed at St. Mihiel on September 
23rd by shrapnel. He died later 
in the hospital. Base No. 51. 
Private Rickard refused to let 
himself be bandaged until his 
comrades had been properly 
looked after, and in numerous 
other little ways proved to be an 
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SWISHER, CLAUDE 102015 

Sergeant Company K 

Died October 8, 1918 at Base 
Hospital No, 9, Chateauroux 
Indre. 

Buried in Cemetery at Chateau- 
roux Indre. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. 
Swisher, Washington, Iowa. 

During the attack on the St. 
Mihiel saHent Sergeant Swisher 
was wounded in the leg. He 
was taken to the hospital where 
he died a short time later. 

He had served with the regi- 
ment in Lorraine, Champagne 
id Chateau Thierry. 



LAMEY, EDMUND 3209420 

Private Company I 

Died at Evacuation Hospital No. 
1 from the St. Mihiel Front. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert 
Lamey, Dauphine Island, Ala. 

Private Lamey came to France 
as a casual and was assigned to 
Company I, 168th Irifantry. He 
was with the regiment in the 
drive on the St. Mihiel salient. 
While in service at the Bois de 
Chatillon. he received 
which proved fatal. 
Lamey had a serious 
toward his work and was always 
striving to do his full share. 



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HAYNES, DEMPSEY R. 1892398 

Private Company A 

Died in the hospital. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Dempsey 
Haynes, Kenley, North Carolina. 

Private Haynes joined Company 
A the 27th of August and was 
slightly wounded at St. Mihicl 
and sent back to the hospital. 
While at the hospital he con- 
tracted pneumonia and died of 
that disease shortly after. 



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THE regiment after its work on the St. Mihiel front, rested only a few 
days in the territory which it had conquered. The movement then 
was to be westward, into the battle of battles, in the wooded hills of 
the Argonne. One day's march from the resting place brought us almost 
back to the old trench line, and there we were hastily loaded aboard 
trucks and in one night's seemingly endless ride, we landed near the 
town of Deuxnouds-debant-Beauzee, just to the west of Verdun. Here 
we bivouaced for a few nights, and again took up the move into the line 
of battle. Two days march placed us south of that historic city of Mont- 
faucon, in the woods that bear its name. Here amid shell holes, shattered 
trunks of trees and the debris of battle, we pitched our shelter tents and 
rested as only tired men rest. This stop was short. We moved forward 
past the town of Montfaucon, westward to Epinonville, through the village 
of Eclise Fontaine and the valley of River Exermont. Brief was the time 
to grasp the situation. Forward into the fight we moved, and relieved the 
famous and battle-scarred First Division, which had been doing battle 
with the enemy. Here we entered upon the first phase of the most try- 
ing battle throvighout the term of war. Of this battle nothing would add 
to the ccmmendation given by the General commanding the Fifth Army 
Corps of the American Expeditionary Forces to the 84th Infantry Brigade, 
of which this regiment is a part: 

HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS. 

American Expeditionary Forces 

France, 26 October, 1918. 

From: Comanding General, V Army Corps. 

To: Commanding General 42nd Division U. S. 

Subject: Service of 42nd Division with V Army Corps. 

The 84th Infantry Brigade: 

This Brigade, under the command of Brigadier General Douglas 
MacArthur, has manifested the highest soldierly qualities and has 
rendered service of the greatest value during the present operations. 
With a dash, courage and a fighting spirit worthy of the best tradi- 
tions of the American Army, this Brigade carried by assault the 
strongly fortified Hill 288 on the Kriemhilde, Stellung and un- 
ceasingly pressed its advance until it had captured the Tuilerie Ferme 
and the Bois de Chatillon, thus placing itself at least a kilometer 
beyond the enemy's strong line of resistance. During this advance 
the enemy fought with unusual determination 
with a first class division and in many cases 
resorted to hand to hand fighting when our 
troops approached his rear. The conduct of ,^^ 
this Brigade has reflected honor upon the Divi- 
sion, the Army and the States from which the 
Regiments came. 

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That the victory we won was possible ; that the commendation we 
received was due us ; that the strong line of resistance was broken, was 
through the heroic work of all, both the living and the dead. We record, 
in this memorial, the names of our dead that the world may know our 
appreciation of their comradeship, and as an acknowledgment of their 
heroic deeds. 

Today there lies resting among the pinnacled hills between Exer- 
mont and Landres St. George our contribution to that gigantic struggle ; 
there we left them amid a grandeur of towering hills and steep ravines. 
Unsurpassed in beauty will be their resting place, when nature has kindly 
healed her wounds from passing Armies. 

Unsurpassed was their glorious death upon the steep and wooded 
slopes of Hill 288 and the Cote de Chatillon, and unparalleled were the 
difficulties they overcome, the heroic feats they accomplished; always face 
to face with an enemy who in desperation was fighting as he never fought 
before, and proudly I write here that facing that enemy they died. 

Time may fill the minds of the living with many thoughts, but will 
never erase from our memory the names, the acts, or the gallant work 
of the men whose names are herein inscribed. 




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NIESWIADOMY, WALTER 

1487619 
Private Company B 

Killed October 10, 1918, at the 
Argonne Forest near Montfau- 
con. 

Buried in Grave No. 2, Map of 
Montfaucon. 

Private Nieswiadomy was killed 
on the road near Montfaucon. 

He enlisted October 5, 1917, in 
the Texas National Guard, joined 
the 168th regiment at St. Mihiel. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Nies- 
wiadomy, Chappel, Texas. 



LOETZ, THEODORE H. 102234 
Sergeant Company L 
Died October 9, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Loetz, 
Sioux City, Iowa. 

In Sergeant Loetz, Company L 
had a man who was always cool, 
fearless and aggressive in the 
face of the enemy. He played 
an important role in the Capture 
of Hill 212. 

He was sent to the Army Candi- 
dates' School for commission, 
but was taken ill and died of 
pneumonia in a hospital. 
Sergeant Loetz had many friends 
in the regiment. 



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POLTON, CHARLIE 100139 

Corporal Company B 

Killed October 11, 1918, at Ar- 
gonne Forest near Montfaucon. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-A, Map 
of Montfaucon. 

Relative's address — Mrs. J. P. 
Bernicker, Nevada, Iowa. 

Private Polton was killed by 
shrapnel on the road near Mont- 
faucon, 

He had served with the regi- 
ment in Lorraine, Champagne, 
Sergy and the St. Mihiel Drive. 



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ARNOLD, MARVIN T. 1485751 

Private Company B 

Killed October 11, 1918, during 
the Argonne Forest drive. 

Grave No. 2-13, Map of Mont- 
faucon. 

Private Arnold was killed by 
shrapnel while on the march 
near Montfaucon. 

Son of Mrs. Susan Arnold, Ge- 
neva, Texas. 

Came to the regiment as a re- 
placement from the Texas Na. 
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ABEGG, ALFRED 100215 

Private Company B 

Wounded on October 11, 1918, 
and died in hospital. 

Son of Mrs. Mattie Abegg, Des 
Moines, Iowa. 

Private Abegg was wounded by 
bursting shapnel on the road 
near Montfaucon and died later 
in the hospital. 

As a runner for the First Pla- 
toon, Private Abegg carried mes- 
sages thru several barrages and 
kept up liason under heavy fire. 
He served with the regiment in 
Lorraine, Champagne, Chateau 
Thierry and St. Mihiel. 



JOHNSON, C. R. 246981 

Private Company B 

Killed in the Argonne Forest 
near Montfaucon. 

Buried Ocober 12, 1918, in 
Grave No. 2-D, Map of Mont- 
faucon. 

Private Johnson was killed by 
shrapnel on the road near Mont- 
faucon. 

He served with the regiment in 
all their previous campaigns. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey 
Johnson, Waterford, Pa. 



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Private Company B 

Killed October 11, 1918, in the 
Argonne Forrest. 

Buried in Grave No. 208, Map 
of Kreimhilde, Stellung. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Estep Lint, 
Perryopolis, Pa. 

Private Lint was killed by shrap- 
nel. 

He entered the service May 26, 
1918, in the National Army and 
w^as transferred to Company B, 
September, 1918. 



WILKENSON, GEORGE W. 99890 
Sergeant Company A 
Killed October 14th, at Hill 288, 
Argonne Forest. 
Buried in Grave No. 2-39, Map 
of Kreimhilde, Stellung. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry 
Wilkenson, Winterset, Iowa. 
Sergeant Wilkenson was wound- 
ed July 28th and sent back to 
the hospital. Altho his wound 
still bothered him, he returned 
to the regiment six weeks later. 
During the offensive on Oct. 14th 
he displayed remarkable hero- 
ism and courage. He charged 
and captured three machine gun 
nests, which reduced his platoon 
to one-half its number. He un- 
hesitatingly gave his life in per- 
sonally charging and capturing 
a fourth machine gun nest. 



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Private Company D 

Killed October 14, 1918, at the 
Argonne near Hill 288. 

Private Pittman was killed by a 
high explosive shell on the morn- 
ing of the first advance in the 
Argonne. 

He had served with the regiment 
in the St. Mihiel Drive. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Pitt- 
man, Brockton, Ala. 




BENGE, HAROLD W. 

Private Company A 

Private Benge was wounded on 
October 14, 1918, and died from 
wounds on October 27th, He 
was hit by a shell while going 
over the top in a support wave. 
Borne May 20, 1901. 

Son of Mrs. Bertha Benge, Des 
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CRAWFORD, LYNN 99915 

Corporal Company A 

Wounded on October 14th in 
the Argonne. Buried at Fleury 
Sur Airs. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. 
Crawford, Chapin, Iowa. 

Corporal Crawford was with the 
company in the trenches at Lor- 
raine and at Champagne, where 
he was wounded by a shell in 
the hand and sent to the hos- 
pital. He returned shortly and 
escaped unhurt during the re- 
duction of the St. Mihiel salient. 
Corporal Crawford was fatally 
wounded in the attack on Hill 
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MAYNARD, THOMAS A. 1855699 

Private Company E 

Killed October 14, 1918, on Hill 
No. 269 east of Exermont. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-3, Map 
of Kreimhilde, Stellung. 

Private Maynard joined the 
company shortly before the St. 
Mihiel Drive and had gone/ 
throughout that engagement ( 
bravely. 

He was a good soldier who faith- 
fully discharged all the duties 
assigned to him. 

Relative's address — Annie May 
Maynard, Castalian Springs, 
Tenn, 



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Sergeant Company E 

Killed October 14, 1918, on the 
reverse slope of Hill 288. 

Buried in Grave No. 1-20, Map 
of Kreimhilde, Stellung. 

Relative's address — Mrs. Jennie 
Burns, Bloomfield, Colo. 

Sergeant Walton was regarded 
as one of Company E's finest 
men and best soldiers. He had 
made a brilliant record in the 
Lorraine, Champagne and Cha- 
teau Thierry. His loss was 
greatly felt by his many com- 
rades and friends. 



MINER, HAROLD 99753 

Private Machine Gun Co. 

Killed October 14, 1918, in the 
Argonne Forest. 

Buried in the Argonne. 

Private Miner while advancing 
with his squad was struck by a 
machine gun bullet, which killed 
him instantly. i ^ 

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Campaign, Champagne, Cha- 
teau Thierry and the St. Mihiel 
Drive. ;Ni} 

Born at Olin, Iowa, October 25, 
1896. 

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CONAWAY, EARL T. 99359 

Corporal Headquarters Co. 
Killed October 14, 1918, at the 
Argonne. 

Buried in Grave No. 1-16, Map 
of Kreimhilde, Stellung. 
Corporal Conaway was a mem- 
ber of the Stokes Mortar Pla- 
toon and was back of the front 
line waiting for orders to move. 
A shell burst nearby a group of 
men, which killed two, one of 
which was Conaway, and se- 
riously wounding another. 
Corporal Conaway was cheerful 
and painstaking in all he did 
and showed marked devotion to 
duty. 

He was a civil engineer in civil 
life. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Con- 
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SCRIVNOR, J. D. 1487461 

Private Company B 

Killed October 14, 1918, at Ar- 
gonne Forest. 

Relative's address — Mrs. Annie 

Howell, Austin, Teaxs. 

Private Scrivnor enlisted July 
21, 1917, in the Texas National 
Guard and was transferred to B 
Company August 24, 1918. 

During the St. Mihiel drive he 
displayed great courage and on 
the way to the Argonne was 
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McFADDEN, LEO P. 99429 

Private Headquarters Co. 
Killed October 14th at the Ar- 
gonne. 

Buried in Grave No. 1-24, Map 
of Kreimhilde, Stellung. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Mc- 
Fadden, Storm Lake, Iowa. 
Private McFadden had just re- 
turned from the hospital to 
which he had been sent on ac- 
count of sickness, just in time 
to go into the Argonne. He met 
his death while waiting orders 
to take up the Stoke Mortar 
guns. A shell burst in the midst 
of a number of men, which 
killed him instantly. 
Private McFadden was always 
well liked and willing to do more 
than his share of the work. 



Private Headquarters Co. 

Wounded October 14th and died 
in Field Hospital No. 165.. 

Private Locke was a member of 
the Stokes Mortar Platoon. He 
with the other members, were 
back of the front line awaiting 
orders to bring up the guns. 

They were joking, heedless of 
the shells that were going over 
their heads at random, when one 
struck almost in their midst. 

Private Locke had both legs 
blown off and died soon after 
reaching the hospital. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. R. 
Locke, Hartley, Iowa. 



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Corporal Machine Gun Company 
Killed in the Argonne, October 
14th. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-1, Map of 
Kreimhilde, Stellung. 
Corporal Webster was hit in the 
chest by a piece of high explo- 
sive shell, dying almost instantly. 
He was one of the most popular 
members of the company and 
had many friends thruout the 
regiment. 

Webster was a cartoonist and 
had drawn many cartoons of in- 
cidents in his trench warfare ex- 
periences. 

Graduate of Maquoketa High 
School. 

Had his B. A. Degree from Des 
/OVloines College. 
/Son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank H. 
O ^Webster, Central City, Iowa. 



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Private Machine Gun Co. 

Killed in Argonne Forest Octo- 
ber 14, 1918. 

Buried at the foot of Hill 288, 
marked with a cross. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jasper 
Newton, Waseca, Minn. 

Private Newton was advancing 
with his squad when he was 
struck with a machine gun bul- 
let and died a few hours later. 
He had served thruout the Lor- 
raine Campaign, Champagne 
Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel. 





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LAWLER, JOHN R. 2719543 

Private Company D 

Killed Ocober 14, near Hill 288. 
Buried in Grave No. 2-6, Map 
Kreimhilde, Stellung, in "Bois 
de Money." 

Relative's address — Richard 
Healey, West Medford, Mass. 

Private Lawler was hit by a high 
explosive in the advance on Hill 
288 and was killed instantly. 

He came as a replacement in 
August, 1918, and had made an 
excellent record in the St. 
Mihiel Drive. 



MARTIN, JOHN J. 307201 

Private Company D 

Killed October 14, 1918, in Ar- 
gonne. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-14, Map 
Kreimhilde, Stellung. 

Son of Mrs. Bridget Martin, 
Hazelwood, Pa. 

Private Martin was acting as a 
stretcher bearer in the Argonne 
Battle and was killed by an ex- 
ploding shell while carrying a 
comrade to the first aid station. 



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Private Company D 

Killed October 14, 1918, in Ar- 
gonne. 

Private Kington was killed by a 
high explosive shell on the ad- 
vance towards Hill 288. 

He had made a splendid record 
at St. Mihiel. 

Private Kington came as a re- 
placement in August, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward 
D. Kington, Madison, North 
Carolina. 






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GIBBONS, MICHAEL 2719681 

Private Company D 

Killed near Hill 288 in Argonne 
Forest on October 14, 1918. 
Buried in Grave No. 2-28, Map 
of Kreimhilde, Stellung. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas 
Gibbons, Wakefield. Mass. 

Private Gibbons was instantly 
killed by a high explosive shell 
while advancing up Hill 288. 

Private Gibbons came to the 
168th Infantry as a replacement 
just a short time before his 
death. 



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Sergeant Company D 

Killed October 14, 1918, in Ar- 
gonnc. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-25, Map 
of Kreimhilde, Stellung. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. 
Gray, Amana, Iowa. { 

Sergeant Gray was leading his 
platoon in the advance when he 
was hit by machine gun bullets 
and killed. 

In the trenches in Lorraine Ser- 
geant Gray showed great brav- 
ery and exceptional ability as a 
leader of men and received 
rapid promotion. 



DYE, TRAMBLE 3210222 

Private Company D 

Killed in the Argonne Forest 
October 14th. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-15, Map 
of Kreimhilde, Stellung. 

Private Dye was a member of 
the First Battalion Scouts. 

He was killed by machine gun 
fire in the advance on Hill 288. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Dye. 
Elba, Alabama. 



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Private Company E 

Killed October 14, 1918. 

Son of Mrs. Mary Lisle, Perry, 
Iowa. 

Buried in Commune of Gesnes 
near River Meuse, France. 

Private Lisle ^N2iS killed by a 
high explosive shell, while ad- 
vancing on Hill No. 288. 






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GREEN, LEE A. 101219 

Private Company F 

Killed at Argonne Forest near 
Hill 288, October 14, 1918. 
Buried near where he fell. 

Private Green was asleep in his 
dug-out on the side of the hill, 
when a German shell lit directly 
at his feet, nearly blowing off 
one leg. The shock was too 
great and he died while he was*^ 
being carried to the ambulance. 
Private Green was liked by 
everyone and was a first class 
soldier. 

His wonderful nerve was com- 
mented on by his surgeon. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. A 
Green, Clarinda, Iowa. 



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EDWARD J. 99765 

Private First Class, 

Machine Gun Co. 

Killed October 15, 1918, in the 
Argonne Woods. 

Buried in the Argonne Forest. 
Private Voss was hit in the side 
by a spray of machine gun bul- 
lets, while he was assisting his 
corporal in getting a machine 
gun ready for action. He lived 
for about two hours. 

Private Voss had served thruout 
the Lorraine Campaign, Cham- 
pagne, Chateau Thierry and St. 
Mihiel. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Voss 
Pomeroy, Iowa. 



WALL, JOSEPH W. 3993417 

Private Company F 

Killed October 14th in Argonne 
Forest. 

Buried in Grave No. 1-22, Map 
of Kreimhilde, Stellung. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. N. B. Wall, 
Selma, North Carolina. 



Private Wall had dug his fox- 
hole on the night of October 
14th, and was asleep when a 
German shell lit directly at his 
feet and killed him instantly. 

He was one of the last replace- 
ments to join the regiment. 



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Private Company C 

Killed October 15th, in the Ar- 
gonne Forest near Bois de 
Chatillon. 

Private Savoy, with his com- 
pany, were getting ready to at- 
tack and he was kneeling behind 
some bushes waiting for the 
order to go forward. A high 
explosive shell hit him, killing 
him instantly. 

He had been wounded at Cha- 
teau Thierry and was in the 
hospital from July 26th to Oc- 
tober 5th. 



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SCOTT, LELAND D. 99843 

Corporal Machine Gun Co. 

Killed October 15th, during the 
gonne advance. 

Buried in the Argonne Forest. 

Emergency address, C. A. 
Thompson, Morning Sun, Iowa. 

Corporal Scott was shot in the 
leg. Richards went over to bind 
up his wound and while so do- 
ing, Scott was hit again in the 
top of the head and killed. 

Scott was working with his 
squad getting a machine gun 
ready for action. 



Emergency address, Chas. 
relies, Chicago, Illinois. 



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Private Company A 
Killed at the Argonne Forest 
near Hill 288, Otcober 15, 1918. 
Buried in Grave No. 2-31, Map 
of Kriemhilde Stellung. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis 
Creasey, Beaver, W. Va. 

During the offensive operations 
in the Argonne Private Creasey 
served as a stretcher bearer. This 
is work that requires that a man 
be strong, brave and fearless and 
all of these qualities belonged to 
Pvt. Creasey. It v^as on Hill 288 
that this brave soldier paid the 
supreme sacrifice while search- 
ing for wounded comrades under 
cover of darkness. The morn- 
ing light revealed his body 
where he had fallen. 



BELL, WILLIAM Z. E. 1351191 

Private Company C 

Killed October 15, 1918, in Ar- 
gonne Forest near "Bois de Cha- 
tillon." 

Buried in Grave No. 2-33 Map of 
Kriemhilde Stellung. 

Son of Mrs. Zulu Bell, Route C, 
Marianna, Fla. 

Private Bell was bringing a litter 
to carry a wounded man from 
the field to the rear when he was 
hit by a shell and killed instantly. 

He had served with the regiment 
in the Chateau Thierry drive 
and was in the fight at St 
Mihiel. 



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Private Company A 
Killed near Hill 288, October 15, 
1918. 

Private Galligher was a member 
of the automatic ritle squad on 
account of his great courage. In 
the Argonne Private Galligher 
was in an outpost far in advance 
of his company. All day long, 
without food or rest, he had been 
spraying the German lines with 
a withering fire. When dark- 
ness fell, the enemy attempted 
to locate him, for his ceaseless 
fire had caused many casualties, 
by shooting up flare rockets. 
One of these hit Private Gal- 
ligher in the stomach, burning 
him to death. 



LAMB, RANDOLPH 2790567 

Private Company A 
Killed at Argonne Forest Octo- 
ber 20, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-27, Mar> 
of Kriemhilde, Stellung. 

Son of Mrs. Stella Lamb, Yon- 
kers, N. Y. 

Just before entering the Argonne 
Woods Private Lamb was se- 
lected as a htter bearer. The hfe 
of a litter bearer in action is one 
of constant exposure to shell and 
machine gun fire. Yet Private 
Lamb constantly disregarding his 
own safety rescued his wounded 
comrades and carried them back 
to a place of safety. He was hit, 
while doing this, and instantly 
killed by a shell fragment. 



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Private Company B 

Killed October 15th at Argonne. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-11, Map 
of Kriemhilde Stellung. 

Son of Mrs. Mary Parrish, 
Waterloo, Iowa. 

Private Parrish was killed by a' 
high explosive shell while in a 
shell hole at Hill 288. 

He was a good soldier and was 
loved and respected by all who 
knew him. Private Parrish 
was with the regiment in Lor- 
raine, Champagne, Chateau 
Thierry and St. Mihiel. 



SHARP, LESTER W. 



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Private Machine Gun Company 

Killed October 15, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas D. 
Sharp, Chandler, Oklahoma. 

Private Sharp was advancing in 
the Argonne with his squad, 
when he was hit by a piece of 
shell, which killed him in- 
stantly. He had been on the St. 
Mihiel Drive and this was his 
second campaign. 




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Private Company A 

Killed October 15, 1918 at Ar- 
gonne Forest. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. James 
Nunnally, Homer, Georgia. 

Private Nunnally was killed by a 
high explosive shell while bring- 
ing in the wounded. He had 
been with the regiment at Cha- 
teau Thierry and St. Mihiel. 




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HAGGQUIST, ALEX. 302487 

Private Company C 
Killed at Argonne Forest, Octo- 
ber 15th. 

Buried in Bois de Chatillon. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. 
Haggquist, Alston, Michigan. 

Private Haggquist was kneeling 
behind some bushes waiting for 
' the order to attack. A high ex- 
plosive shell hit close to him 
killing him instantly. 
He was in the trenches with the 
regiment in Lorraine, was in the 
engagement at Champagne and 
was in the battle at Chateau 
Thierry near Sergy. 



HIME, WILLIAM L. 



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Private Company C 

Killed October 15th at Argonne. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Hime, 
Cain City, Texas. 

Private Hime was kneeling be- 
hind some bushes waiting to ad- 
vance with the company when 
he was hit by a high explosive 
shell and killed almost instantly. 



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Private Company C 
Killed October 15th near Bois de 
Chatillon. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-7 Map of 
Kriemhilde Stellung. 
Son of Mr, and Mrs. Ira Kieth, 
Fola, West Virginia. 

Private Kieth was acting as con- 
necting file between two com- 
panies as they advanced over 
Hill 242. He was hit in the back 
by shrapnel and killed instantly. 
He had been with the regiment 
but a short time, this being his 
first engagement. 
Born October 27, 1892, Fola, 
!/Wi West Virginia. 



MARTINEZ, MATEO 1487852 

Private Company C 

Killed October 15th at Argonne. 
Buried in Bois de Chatillon. 

Son of Mrs. Viola Martinez, 
San Antonio, Texas. 

Private Martinez was hit in the 
back by a machine gun bullet 
and died on the way to the hos- 
pital. He was with the company f 
and they were moving up to the , 
front when he was hit. 

He joined the regiment just be- 
fore we entered the St. Mihiel ^^^^ 
Sector and was in the drive at V\ 
that front. 



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Private Company H 

Killed October 15, 1918 during 
the Argonne operations. 

Buried in Grave No. 2, Argonne 
Battle Field. 



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THOMPSON, NELS 100540 

Private First Class Company C 

Killed October 16th at Argonne. 

Buried in Grave No. 1-13, Map 
of Kriemhilde Stellung, 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Nels 
Thompson, Jewell, Iowa. 

Private Thompson was killed by 
a machine gun bullet which 
pierced his lung, killing him al- 
most instantly. He had been 
advancing with his company and 
was firing an automatic rifle 
when he was hit. 



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Private Machine Gun Company 

Killed October 16, 1918 at Ar- 
gonne Forest. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. 
Gramley, Cresent, Oklahoma. 

Private Gramley was advancing 
with his squad in the Argonne 
Forest, when he was hit in the 
head with a machine gun bullet, 
which killed him almost in- 
stantly. 

He had been in the St. Mihiel 
advance and this was his second 
drive. 

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MAY, WILLIAM 100283 

Corporal Company B 

Killed October 16th at Cote de 
Chatillon. 

Son of Daniel May, Indianola, 
Iowa. 

Corporal May was killed by a | 
gun shot while advancing with 
his squad at Cote de Chatillon. 

He was a sniper, observer and 
intelligence worker. He was 
very efficient and a good sol- Wj' 
dier and a leader. 



SATTLER, LAWRENCE J. 100336 

Corporal Company B 

Killed October 16th in Argonne 
Forest. 

Corporal Sattler was advancing 
through the wire in the attack 
on Cote de Chatillon in the Ar- 
gonne Forest when he was killed 
by a machine gun bullet. 

He was in action with the regi- 
ment in Lorraine, Champagne, 
Sergy and St. Mihiel. 



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MARSH, DONALD J. 100134 

Sergeant Company B 
Killed October^ 16, 1918 at Cote 
de Chatillon. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen 
Marsh, Carlisle, Iowa. 
Sergeant Marsh was killed by 
machine gun fire in the attack on 
Cote de Chatillon while leading 
a platoon in a daring dash across 
open ground swept by machine 
gun fire. He was a soldier of 
the highest type and served his 
company efficiently as "gas" 
sergeant. 

Sergeant Marsh was a member 
of the Second Platoon in the raid 
on March 5th, for which action 
the platoon was cited in the Or- 
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POUCH, HAROLD R. 

First Lieutenant Company B 
Died October 16, 1918. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. D. 
Pouch, New York City. 

Lieutenant Pouch, after leading 
his platoon over difficult ground 
in the capture of Hill 288, was 
advancing to attack Cote de 
Chatillon when he was mortally ( 
wounded in the side by a ma- \\ 
chine gun bullet. When he 
reached the first aid station he ( 
still held the pistol in his hand. 
He died the following day. 
In the St. Mihiel drive Lieuten- 
ant Pouch showed highly effi- 
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while holding the line. 




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HANSEN, PETER G. 100176 

Corporal Company B 

Killed October 16, 1918 at Cote 
de Chatillon. 

During preparations for the at- 
tack on Cote de Chatillon, Cor- 
poral Hansen was mortally 
wounded by a machine gun 
bullet. L 

He had served with the regiment 
in Lorraine, Champagne, Cha- 
teau Thierry and St. Mihicl. 

Relative's address: J. C. Jensen, 
Greenfield, Iowa. 



HARVEY, NATHAN C. 



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Mechanic Company B 

Killed October 16th at Cote de 
Chatillon. 

Son of Mrs. Lucy L. Harvey, 
Greenville, Iowa. 

Mechanic Harvey was killed by 
a high explosive shell in the Cote 
de Chatillon, while acting as a 
runner. 



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First Lieutenant Company H 
Killed October 16th at Argonne. 
Buried, Grave No. 1, Kriem- 
hilde Stellung. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Nel- 
son, Ottumwa, Iowa. 
Lieutenant Nelson, after being 
wounded at Chateau Thierry 
refused to be taken to the hos- 
pital and remained in command 
of Company G. He was recom- 
mended for the D. S. C. for this 
act of courage. During the Ar- 
gonne operations he was ordered 
to the hospital on account of 
severe illness, but refused to 
leave his company. Company H, 
at this critical time. He was 
killed while leading his company 
against Hill No. 288, by machine 
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GILLETT. ROBERT F. 

Private Company B 

Killed October 16, 1918 at Cote 
de Chatillon. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Gillett, 
Mathis, Texas. 

Private Gillett was killed in the 
attack on Cote de Chatillon. He 
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Private Company B 

Killed at Cote de Chatillon, 
October 16, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Stol- 
leis, Cuero, Texas. 

Private Stolleis was killed by a 
machine gun bullet while ad- 
vancing near a hedge at Cote de 
Chatillon in the Argonne Forest. 



SHAWALT. WILLIAM 302230 

Private Company B 

Killed at Argonne, October 16, 
1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mike Sha- 
walt, Moon Run, Pennsylvania. 

Private Shawalt was killed in the 
attack on Cote de Chatillon while 
giving first aid to a comrade. 

He had a reputation in the Bat- 
talion as a good boxer and in 
service he had done excellent 
work as a stretcher bearer. 

Born in Moon Run, Pennsyl- 
vania, April 30, 1892. 



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PINSON, JOE E. 1487862 

Private Company C 
Died October 16, 1918. 

Son of Mrs. Mae Adair, Austin, 
Texas. 

Private Pinson received gun shot 
wounds in the advance near the 
Argonne Forest and was taken to 
a field hospital where he died 
later. 



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PETERSON. CARL E. 302690 

Private Company C 

Killed at the Argonne Forest. 
October 16, 1918. 

Son of Mrs. Ellen 
Onekama, Michigan. 

Private Peterson was advancing 
with his company near Hill 288 
when he was hit in the head by 
a machine gun bullet and killed 
instantly. He was helping to 
operate an automatic rifle when 
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Private Company C 

Killed at the Argonne Forest, 
October 16th. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Owens, Westminster, South 
Carolina. 



Private Owens was with his 
company advancing between Hill 
242 and Hill 288. He was hit 
in the head by a machine gun 
bullet and killed instantly. 

He had served with the regiment 
at St. Mihiel. 



NICLEY. BERT A. 1568919 

Private Company C 
Killed October 16, 1918 at Ar- 
gonne Forest. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-41, near 
Hill 288, Map of Kriemhilde 
Stellung. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. David 
Nicley, Advance, Indiana. 

Private Nicley was killed in the xl I 
charge on Hill 288. He was hit * ' 
through the body by machine 
gun bullets and died a few min- 
utes later. 

He was with the regiment in the 
Lorraine Sector, Champagne and 
was wounded at Chateau 
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Private Company C 

Killed October 16, 1918 near Hill 
242. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-40, Map 
of Kriemhilde Stellung. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Mesa. 
Montecito, California. 

Private Mesa was killed in the 
advance during the Argonne 
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Private Company C 

Killed October 16, 1918 at Ar- 
gonne. 

Son of Mrs. Anna Herbel, Cres- 
ton, Iowa. 

Private Herbel was killed in the 
charge on Hill 288. A machine 
gun bullet hit him in the head 
and his death was instantaneous. 
He was with the regiment in 
Lorraine, Champagne, Chateau 
Thierry and St. Mihiel. He was 
gassed in Lorraine and was in 
the hospital from May 29th to 
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Private Company A 
Killed at Hill 288 October 16, 
1918. 

Buried Grave No. 2-30, Map of 
Kriemhilde Stellung. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry T. 
Baker, Lamotte, Iowa. 
During the battle for Hill 288, 
Private Baker v^ras detailed as a 
litter bearer, and he displayed 
great personal courage in his 
care for the v^rounded. He 
worked unceasingly carrying his 
wounded companions to the 
dressing stations. 
While doing his duty he was 
struck by a high explosive and 
killed almost instantly. 



BURKE, JOHN 1105 

Sergeant Sanitary Detachment 
Wounded October 16, 1918. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. P. F. 
Burke, Des Moines, Iowa. 

Sergeant Burke was appointed 
Corporal Medical Department, 
April, 1917. He was appointed 
Sergeant on January, 1918 and 
was on duty with the regiment 
during all the engagements up 
to October 16th, on which date 
he was severely wounded by a 
high explosive. He was sent to 
S. O. S. Hospital and was im- 
proving rapidly when pneumonia 
set in together with pleurisy and 
he died on November 9th. 



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Private Company A 
Killed at Hill 288, October 16, 
1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-32, Map 
of Kriemhilde Stellung. 
Son of Mrs. Daisy Austin, Union. 
South Carolina. 

Private Austin was assigned to a 
litter bearer's squad v^rhere he 
continuously worked under 
heavy shell fire, taking care of 
the wounded and assisting them 
to aid stations. 

During the Battle of Hill 288 on 
October 16th, while searching 
for a wounded comrade, he was 
instantly killed by a high explos- 
ve. He died like a true soldier. 
doing his duty. 



FARRADAY, JOHN, JR. 1780848 

Private Company C 

Killed October 16th at Argonne. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Far- 
raday, Frostburg, Maryland. 

Private Farraday was advancing 
over Hill 242 with his platoon 
when he was hit by a high ex- 
plosive shell and killed instantly. 




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Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Baker. 
Kerrville. Texas. 

Private Baker was crossing an 
open space during the attack and 
was directly exposed to the en- 
emy's fire. A machine gun bul- 
let pierced his stomach and he 
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CRAIG, LEROY 2252188 

Private Company C 

Killed October 16, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. William 
Craig, Columbus, Kansas. 

Private Craig was killed during 
the Argonne operations. 




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Private Company C 

Killed October 16, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. John 
Butcher, Parkersburg, W. Va. 

Pvt, Butcher was advancing with 
his company between Hill 242 
and Hill 288 when he was hit 
under the arm near the heart and 
killed instantly. 

He was with the regiment in the 
St. Mihiel Drive. 



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Private Company C 

Killed October 16, 1918. 

Private Burroughs was advanc- 
ing with his company between 
Hill 242 and Hill 288 and was 
hit in the head by a machine 
gun bullet and instantly killed. 
He had served with the regiment 
at St. Mihiel. 

Relative's address, Sallie Bur- 
roughs, Bedford, Va. 



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Sergeant Company H 

Killed October 16. 1918, in the 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Nel- 
son, Sioux City, Iowa. 

Argonne. Sergeant Nelson was 
killed during the taking of Tuil- 
erie Farm, while urging his men 
to the attack, with the words. 
"Give 'em hell, boys." A ma- 
chine gun bullet pierced his 
heart, killing him instantly. 

Born March 29. 1896. 



ANGEL, LESTER 2857533 

Private Company C 

Killed at Argonne Forest. Octo- 
ber 16, 1918. 

Buried in Grave 2-38. Map of 
Kriemhilde Stellung. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Angel, 
Canton, 111. 

Private Angel was with the com- 
pany advancing between Hill 242 
and Hill 288 when he was hit in 
the heart by a machine gun bul- 
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DILLA, LOUIS 1487823 

Private Company C 

Killed at Argonne Forest, Octo- 
ber 16, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. A. Dilla. 
San Antonio. Texas. 

Private Dilla was killed instantly 
by a machine gun bullet as he 
was advancing between Hill 242 
and Hill 288. 

He had served with the regiment 
at St. Mihiel. 




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Second Lieutenant Company H 

Killed October 16, 1918, during 
the Argonne operations. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. T, Gil- 
lespie, Maysville, Ga. 

Buried in Grave 2-28, Map of 
Kriemhilde Stellung. 

Lieiitenant Gillespie was killed 
while leading his platoon against 
Hill 288. 

He had only been with the regi- 
ment a short while but was well 
liked by the men. 



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KOHUTH, JOSEPH W. 246663 

Private Company H 

Killed during the Argonne op- 
erations October 16, 1918. 

Relative's address, Mary Lut- 
sock, Gipsy, Pa. 

Private Kohuth was killed by a 
high explosive shell during the 
Argonne operations. 



DIXON, EARL C. 241936 

Private Company H 

Killed October 16, 1918, at Ar- 



Son of Mrs. Anna Dixon, John- 
ston. Pa. 

Private Dixon was killed while 
advancing up Hill 288. 









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Private Company H 

Killed at Argonne, October 16, 
1918. 

Son of Mrs. Jennie Nordman, 
Duluth, Minn. 

Private Nordman was killed dur- 
ing the taking of Tuiliere Farm. 

He was a member of the Auto- 
matic Squad, which held its post 
under very heavy machine gun 
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HAWLEY, EDWARD 302502 

Private Company E 

Killed October 16, 1918 at Cote 
de Chatillon. 

Private Hawley came to the com- 
pany in April, 1918, and served 
throughout the Lorraine cam- 
paign, Battle of Champagne, 
Chateau Thierry, St. Mihiel and 
was killed in the last battle of 
the war. 

He was known as an excellent 
soldier and gained a high repu- 
tation for character and honor. 

Relative's address, Edith Hawley, 
Manistee, Mich. 



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TUSING, KAY 3168266 

Private Company E 

Killed October 16, 1918. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Effie 
Canfield, Monroe, W. Va. 

On the morning of the 16th of 
October, volunteers were asked 
for from Company E to aid in 
the evacuating of wounded men. 

Tusing volunteered and while 
engaged in this task, was killed. 

A brave soldier, who met his 
death while performing a heroic 
act. This was Tusing's first big 
engagement, having joined the 
company two weeks before his 
death. 



SIGNORETTA, MARTINI 3626755 

Private Company E 

Killed on the forward slope of 
Hill 288, October 16. Buried in 

Grave 2-43, Map of Kriemhilde 
Stellung. 

Private Signoretta had been with 
the company but two weeks when m 
he met his death in his first great i 
battle. 

Relative's address, Mary Vargata, 
Sewickly, Pa. 



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MADISON, JOHN 101002 

Private Company E 

Died in Field Hospital No. 165 
October 16th. 

Relative's address, George Ross, 
McLeansboro, 111. 

Private Madison was always a 
good soldier and an expert auto- 
matic rifle gunner. A whole- 
hearted, courageous boy; and he 
met his death in the last engage- 
ment of the war. His loss was 
keenly felt by all his comrades, 
who respected him for his cour- 
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Private Company M 

Killed October 16, at Argonne. 

Buried in Grave 4-B, Map of 
Kriemhilde Stellung. 

Private Chapas was killed during 
the advance through the Argonne 
Forest. 

Relative's address, Tom Korizler, 
Glendale, Pa. 





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McNAMARA, LEO P. 

Lieutenant, former Sergeant 
Company B 
Killed October 16, 1918. 
He was buried at Cunel, France. 

Leo, after the Chateau Thierry 
battle was sent to Officers' 
Training School at Langres. He 
received his commission as 2nd 
Lieutenant the latter part of 
September and assigned to duty 
with the 5th Division, which he 
joined the first week in October. 
During the Argonne battle with 
this division, he was killed, while 
leading his platoon, on October 
16th by machine gun fire. 
Relative's address: P. L. Mc- 
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ESPY, CHARLES C. 

Private Company D 

Son of Mrs. Nancy Espy, Rural 
Route No. 4, Centerville, Iowa. 

Charles Espy was wounded in 
the Argonne Drive and was sent 
to base hospital No. 32. Espy 
was wounded in the right arm 
and lost a great deal of blood. 

The shock of the exploding shell 
and the loss of blood weakened 
him so that he was unable to re- 
cover. He died on the morning 
of October 23, 1918 and was 
buried in the cemetery of Base 
Hospital No. 32. 






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Corporal Company E 
Died at Field Hospital No. 165, 
October 17, 1918, 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. 
Brandt, Postville, Iowa. 
One of Company E's best sol- 
diers. He always volunteered for 
the most dangerous missions. 
The final act of his life was of 
such daring that his colonel rec- 
ommended he be given the 
Medal of Honor. He was 
awarded the D. S. C. He volun- 
teered to act as guide to a posi- 
tion of security in the rear for 
his company. This was under 
heavy shell fire and he with four 
others were seriously wounded. 
After being placed on a stretcher 
and scarcely able to speak, he 
continued to direct the route. 



MORROW, ERNEST L. 100291 

Private Company B 

Killed October 17, 1918 at Hill 
288, near Landres, St. George. 

Private Morrow was killed by a 
machine gun bullet at Hill 288 
near Landres, St. George. He 
was with the regiment in the 
< Lorraine Sector and also Cham- 
pagne, Chateau Thierry and at 
St. Mihiel. 

Relative's address — Mr. Donald 
Noble, PauUina, Iowa. 




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Private Company B 

Died October 17, 1918, at Hos- 
pitaL 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fell, 
Berclan, Texas. 

Private Fell was wounded by ma- 
chine gun fire while advancing 
against Hill 288 and died later in 
the hospital. 



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ZIDDNOS, TEDDY M. 100608 

Private Company D 

Killed October 17th at Argonne. 
Buried October 18th. 

Private Ziddnos was killed by a 
German hand grenade, which 
had been left as a trap. He was 
a Battalion runner and was a 
good soldier and loved by all 
who knew him. 

Relative's address — Mary Les- 
neski, Centerville, Iowa. 




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KLINE, RALPH F. 302568 

Private Company F 

Killed October 17, 1918, in the 
Argonne Forest. 

Private Kline was a runner. 

While his company was fighting 
on Hill 288, he happened to be in 
the most advanced position and 
saw some Germans operating a 
machine gun. He had no rifle, 
but borrowed one from a com- 
rade and started for the Ger- 
mans. He was instantly killed 
as several bullets from the 
machine gun struck him. 

Relative's address — Mrs, Seidl 
Luxemburg, Wis. 





WILSON, CLIFFORD 246076 

Sanitary Train 

Died October 14th, in Field Hos- 
pital No. 165. 

Private Wilson died from a 
gun shot wound in the left leg, 
which he received in the ad- 
vance in the Argonne Forest. 




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GARDNER, WAYLAND S. 2990633 

Private Company E 

Died October 17, 1918 in Field 
Hospital No. 165. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Everett 
Gardner, Angier, N. C. 

Private Gardner joined the com- 
pany in August and saw action 
at St. Mihiel and the Argonne. 

He was a good soldier and a will- 
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Private Company F 
Killed October 17, 1918, at Ar- 
gonne. 

Private Quinn was a Texas Na- 
tional Guard. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. 
Quinn, Salado, Texas. 

He was a good dress parade sol- 
dier and just as good in the 
lines. A quiet southerner of the 
old school. Quinn was an auto- 
matic rifleman and very effi- 
cient. The platoon was advanc- 
ing against heavy machine gun 
fire and Quinn was firing an au- 
tomatic rifle, when a machine 
gun bullet hit him between the 
eyes and killed him instantly. 



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SMITH, MERWYN 99318 

Private, First Class, Headquarters 

Company. 

Killed October 18, 1918. 

Buried in grave No. 3-1, Map of 
Kriemhilde, Stellung. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Smith, 
Sloan, Iowa. 

With several of his company. 
Private Smith was carrying 
mess to the men in the front 
lines. They were going up a 
rather narrow valley when the 
enemy opened a heavy shelling. 
Smith was instantly killed. 



GAREY, CHARLES G, 



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Private Headquarters Co. 

Died of wounds October 18, 1918, 
at Field Hospital No. 165. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. 
Garey, Tipton, Iowa. 

The enemy knew that all sup- 
plies to the men in the front lines 
had to be carried through a 
narrow valley and they shelled 
this valley at irregular intervals. 
It was a difficult matter to tell 
when they would shell this val- 
ley and the men had to be fed. 
Private Garey was killed while 
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WAMSLEY, CHARLES D. 3168230 
Private Company B 
Died October 18, 1918. 

Private Wamsley received a gun 
shot wound October 16, 1918, in 
action near Cote de Chatillon and 
died in the hospital on October 
18, 1918. 

Mrs. Hattie Wamsley (yiiie), 
Mill Creek, West Virginia. 



PHILLIP, ROBERT L. 2738171 

Private Company F 
Killed October 18, 1918, at Ar- 
gonne Forest. 

Buried in grave No. 3-2, Map of 
Kriemhilde, Stellung. 

Son of Mrs. Mary R. Phillips, 
Goshen, Va. 

Private PhiUips was one of the 
last replacements. He was car- 
rying mess to his comrades when 
a German aeroplane sighted the 
detail and signalled to their ar- 
tillery and the shell which came 
as a result killed him instantly. 
Carrying mess in the Argonne 
was a very dangerous and tire- 
some job and he was on this 
detail for several days and was 
always willing and faithful. 




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RALPH E. 302478 

Private Company H 

Died October 18, 1918 at Field 
Hospital No. 165. 

Son of Mrs. Evelyn Grover, 
Fostoria, Mich. 

Private Grover was wounded 
severely during the Argonne op- 
erations. He was removed to 
Field Hospital No, 165, where he 
died two days later. 




BUSICK, CLARENCE J. 101881 

Private Company I 

Killed October 18, 1918, at the 
Cote de Chatillon in the drive 
through the Argonne. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. S. 
Busick, Vallene, Ind. 

A shell from a German 77 struck 
directly in the hole where Pri- 
vate Busick was asleep with his 
comrade and killed him in- 
stantly. 

Private Busick was an automat- 
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Corporal Company J 

Killed October 18, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. 
Rodin, Burlington, Iowa. 

Corporal Rodin was killed by ar- 
tillery fire on Cote de Chatillon. 

He was a member of the First 
Platoon and had charge of a 
rifle squad. No one could ques- 
tion his ability as a non-com- 
missioned officer and his work 
was always more than satisfac- 
tory. 

Born June 14, 1897. 



KERNS, HUGH J. 101923 

Private Company I 

Killed October 18, 1918, at Cote 

de Chatillon in the Argonne 

Forest. 

Buried in grave No. 2-12, Map of 
Kriemhilde, Stellung. 
Son of Mrs. Rachael Kerns, 
Pottsmouth, Nebr. 
Private Kerns was in the rifle 
grenadier squad of the Fourth 
Platoon. He was industrious and 
never had to be told to do a 
thing a second time. A shell 
burst directly over the hole in 
which he and his corporal were 
entrenched. The corporal was 
instantly killed and Private 
Kerns was taken to the regimen- 
tal infirmary where he died be- 
fore he could be removed to the 
hospital. 



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PETERSON, HAROLD H. 102553 

Killed October 18, 1918, in Jhe 
Argonne. 

Buried in grave No. 2-42, Map of 
Kriemhilde, Stellung. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Peter- 
son, Chicago, 111. 

Private Peterson was killed by 
a high explosive shell vyrhile eat- 
ing his dinner in a fox hole, 
which he had dug for his pro- 
tection. He had made a good 
record and was always cheerful 
and willing no matter how bad 
things were. His friends accord 
him the highest words of praise. 



Private Company I 

Killed October 18, 1918, at Cote 
de Chatillon. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ben P. 
Wiley, Gonzales, Texas. 

Private Wiley joined the com- 
pany after the Chateau Thierry 
fight and was a litter bearer in 
the fourth platoon. He was 
killed on the Cote de Chatillon. 

A shell made a direct hit on the 
hole in which he was sleeping. 

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willing and trustworthy. 




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Private Company A 

Company A reports this man 
captured by the enemy. 

War Department reports him 
killed. 

Reports uncertain at present. 



HERBERT, EARL 302504 

Private Company M 

Killed October 18, 1918, at 
Argonne. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-20, Map 
of Kriemhilde, Stellung. 

Private Herbert -was killed dur- 
ing the advance in the Ar- 
gonne Forest. 

Relatives' address, Mrs. Daim 
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BURKES, THOMAS 1349544 

Private Company K 

Killed in the Argonne October 
18, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. 
Burkes, Taunt, Ala. 

Private Burkes was in a hole he 
had dug for his own protection 
as the enemy was shelling our 
position. He was hit by a frag- 
ment of high explosive shell and 
killed instantly. He was with 
the regiment in the attack on the 
St. Mihiel salient. 



PAYNE, WILLIAM H. 31695449 

Private Company I 

Died October 19, 1918 at Field 
Hospital No. 165. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. 
Payne, Ceredo, W. Va. 

Private Payne was acting as a 
stretcher bearer in the Argonne 
Forest and helping to carry 
back the wounded. He was fear- 
less in the execution of his duty 
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Private Company C 

Son of Mr. Earl Moore. Green- 
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OLIVO 100082 

Corporal Company A 
Killed October 19, 1918 at Ar- 
gonne. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Toson, 
Winterset, Iowa. 
Corporal Toson was killed in- 
stantly by a piece of shrapnel 
while in charge of a salvaging 
detail after his battalion had 
been relieved and were holding 
the second lines of resistance. 
He was a Liaison Runner and 
carried messages through heavy 
artillery and machine gun fire. 
His daring work was instru- 
mental in aiding the determined 
and unfaltering advance of his 
company, and his coolness and 
courage inspired and buoyed up 
the spirit of many a comrade as 
he went over the top. 



MOTTER, DANIEL P. 246704 

Private Company K 

Killed in the Argonne, October 
19, 1918. 

The enemy were bombarding our 
position and Private Motter was i 
in a hole he had dug for his pro- \. 
tection. A high explosive shell 
hit close to him and killed him 
instantly. 

Relative's address, Fred Motter, 
Big Run, Pa. 





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McGEE, HAROLD G. 10240 

Private Company L 

Killed October 21, 1918 at Ar- 
gonne. 

Buried in Grave No. 1-B, Map 
Montfaucon. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Mc- 
Gee, Council BluflFs, Iowa. 

Private McGee was killed by i 

shell fire on the Argonne Front.^ I |l| 

He was a willing worker and an 
excellent front line soldier. He 
endeared himself to the officers 
and men of his company by his 
bravery and his faithfulness to 
duty and friends. It was often 
said of him that he was afraid of 
nothing. 



HIGGINS, ROBERT M. 3624620 

Private Company M 

Killed October 20, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 2-37, Map of 
Kriemhilde Stellung. 

Private Higgins was killed dur- 
ing the Argonne operations. 

Relative's address, Mira Higgins, 
Richmond, Va. 








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PAGE, MOLLIS T. 101632 

Private Company H 

Died October 21, 1918 at Field 
Hospital No. 127. 

Buried at Montfaucon-Meuse, 
France. 

Son of Mrs. Flora T. Page, Cen- 
tral City, Iowa. j 

Private Page received his woundsl^ 
in action during the Argonne V 
operations. 

He was taken to the Field Hos- 
pital where he died a few days 
later. 





JONES, CHAMP LEE 3165429 

Private Company L 

Killed October 21, 1918. 

Buried in Grave No. 1-A. 

Private Jones was killed by shell 
fire on the Cote de Cnatillon. 

Son of Mrs. Emma V. Florence, 
Bristow, Va. 

He was a dependable soldier and 
could always be relied upon to 
discharge his duty in an upright 
and intelligent manner. When 
he was killed he had just fin- 
ished his tour of duty and had 
gone to sleep in his fox hole in 
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OLIVER, NORMAN 

Private Company G 

Killed October 24, 1918 at the 
Argonne. 

Son of Mrs. Mollie Oliver, 
Clarksville, Tenn. 

Private Oliver was sent to this 
organization as a replacement 
and had been with us but a short 
time when we went into action 
in the Argonne. He was wound- 
ed by a fragment of a gas shell 
and was taken to the hospital 
where he died from his wounds. 



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after a wounded comrade when 
he was hit by a machine gun 
bullet. He died two days later, 
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JONES, GEORGE F. 

Private Company M 

Died of wounds October 20, 
1918. 

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Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Jones, 
Red Oak, Iowa. 

Private Jones received wounds 
in the Argonne advance. 



DAVIS, LOREN W. 

Corporal Company M 

Killed October 20, 1918. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. 

Davis, Libertyville, Iowa. 

Corporal Davis was killed during 
the advance in the Argonne 
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First Lieutenant Company E 
Wounded October 13, 1918. 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. L. 
Vaughn, Providence, R. I. 

Lieutenant Vaughn was seriously 
wounded near Montfaucon from 
an explosive shell. 
He was sent to the Base Hospital 
No. 68 located at Mars, where 
he died on November 11, 1918, 
|\^ He was buried with full military 
honors in the officers' cemetery 
at Mars-Sur-AUier, 
Lieutenant Vaughn attended the 
First Plattsburg Camp in 1916 
and also in 1917, 

Born April 5, 1895, Providence, 
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IRVIN, FRED 

Private Company A 

Died at Base Hospital, Camp 
Dodge, February 17, 1919. 

Son of Mr. and Mrs, Dr, H, C, 
Irvin, Earlham, Iowa, 

Private Irvin was gassed Novem- 
ber 4, 1917 and through exposure 
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to the right of Exermont. While lying there a long range shell, one 
sunny afternoon, came plunging into our midst and two boys were 
killed and three wounded. On the night of November 2, our regiment, 
with the rest of the division, started forward once more to enter the line 
of battle. Marching all night in the cold, drizzly rain, over muddy and 
shell torn roads, with but little food and practically no sleep, we moved 
forward over the roads that were crowded with marching troops, strug- 
gling horses, poor and thin from the loss of food, trying to drag their 
heavy load in pursuit of the rapidly retreating enemy. 

On the night of November 4, we bivouacked near the town of Brieulles- 
Sur-Bar. There airplanes in great number came roaring over to drop 
their loads of bombs and to turn back to their own lines for a fresh sup- 
ply. Making trip after trip they returned again and again to disturb our 
rest and send chilly fears down our spines. But the next morning the 
tide was to turn in the other direction. 

That day I saw a sight I never shall forget. Two hundred and twelve 
American aeroplanes, flying in beautiful formation, flew over us to bomb 
the retreating boche. Never shall I forget them, flying in goose forma- 
tion while far above the bombing planes, our lone scouts were watching 
for any enemy who might attempt to attack our bombers. The next day, 
as we followed the retreating Hun, the roads were thick with evidence of 
what those planes had accomplished. Wagons and guns had been thrown 
about in wild confusion, dead horses and German soldiers lined the roads, 
and many a German battery was left behind because of blown-up bridges 
and destroyed roads. 

Our boys went out in skirmish lines, with scouts ahead of them. Un- 
der the personal command of Colonel Tinley, we jumped off to the attack 
at Verrieres and swept forward almost like a march, clear to the town of 
Stonne. The German rear guards fought cleverly, but they knew the 
battle was lost and their one thought was to escape to their home. Con- 
sequently, with slight resistance we forced them out of one town, then an- 
other, by strongly fortified hills, and through woods that would have been 
most difficiilt to have taken had they had the heart to fight. 

From Stonne to the Meuse our progress was much hampered by the 
fact that the enemy had destroyed all culverts and bridges and blown 
great gapping holes in the low places along the splendid highways. At 
one place just north of Stonne where it was impossible to go around, the 
Germans had blown out the whole side of a hill by a mine and our artillery 
and supplies were held up for twenty-four hours. Not waiting for food 
or water our infantry pushed on and by the night of the sixth passed 
through the town of Marinaucourt, and occupied the town of Haraucourt, 
where we were most joyfully received by the liberated French civilians, 
who came out waving American flags, which they had made in secret in 
their cellars and the dugouts of their homes. I arrived at 7 o'clock that 
night with the food carts, which I had taken charge of, as I had no 
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teams, only to find that the French civilians had fed the boys out of their 
meagre supply and in many cases the boys had been placed in their best 
beds. Never shall I forget that sight. Great groups of French peasants 
clustered about our American boys, jabbering away as rapidly as they 
could in a language which they had not been allowed to speak, their own 
language, the French, for four years. Our boys, understanding less than 
half of what they said, were saying "Oui, Oui" to everything. A stranger 
sight could hardly be imagined. The joy of these people was so great, 
and yet so pathetic, that it filled one's heart with deep emotion to watch 
them, to feel their splendid enthusiasm and hear their cry "Vive L' Amer- 
ican!" and their "Vive la France!" 

By the morning of the 7th, the entire Forty-second Division had 
reached the Meuse river and was encamped on the heights above Sedan. 
On that night and the night of the 8th, our Brigade, the Eighty-fourth, took 
over the front of the whole division, occupied it until the night of the 9th, 
was relieved upon that day and marched back the Stonne highway. In 
the little village of Briquenay, on November 11, we received the news of 
the armistice. 

In this drive our regiment was the most fortunate of any of the divi- 
sion. We did not lose a single man, killed, and only three slightly wounded. 
Colonel Wolfe in his description says, "In its rapid advance to Sedan, the 
Forty-second Division despite the destruction of the highways and the 
natural obstacles in its path, advanced against enemy resistance an aver- 
age distance of twenty-one and one-half kilometers in twenty-nine hours, 
and had seized on the evening of November 6, the heights on the south 
bank of the Meuse dominating Sedan." 

The armistice was signed and the fighting part of the war was over. 
Our dead were strewn over seven battlefields and our wounded were 
lying in many villages of France in our American hospitals. The price 
that our regiment paid to maintain and protect our heritage of Freedom 
and Liberty, was six hundred and seventy-seven dead and approximately 
thirty-one hundred wounded. The old flag with its red bars has a new 
meaning for us now because our comrades' blood has dyed anew its 
colors for us and to maintain and protect the liberties, rights and privi- 
leges of that flag will evermore be our sacred duty, for to us it has been 
"bought with a price." 

In the days that came before we started on our march to the Rhine, 
the quiet of the night and the calm of the day seemed unfamiliar and un- 
real to us, so accustomed had we become to the whine of shells and the 
cracking roar of cannons. We wondered by what process of fate, better 
men than ourselves had been called upon to pass through the door of 
death leaving their loved ones and all behind, while ours was to be the 
privilege of returning to home and friends. We had passed, as our dead 
had passed, through a long summer of battle, but to us fate had been very 
kind. The long months of exposure must exact its toll and we record here 
the names of those boys, while escaping the wrath of the God of battle, 
fell a victim to exposure or disease. 



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RHODES, GLENN 

Private Company H 

Died of wounds received in 
action, November 2, 1918. 

Son of E. J. Rhodes, Sloan, Iowa. 

During our drive to Sedan we did 
not have many casualties, as the 
Germans fled as fast as we 
approached their position. Only- 
three men in our regiment were 
wounded, and Glenn was one of 
these. 



McMURRAY, WILLIAM V. 

Second Lieutenant Headquarters 
Company, 363d Infantry 
Formerly Sergeant Company B 
168th Infantry. 

Buried at Waerghem, Belgium. 
William McMurray served with 
Company B in the Mexican Bor- 
der service and served with the 
168th Infantry through the bat-^ 
ties of the summer. He was 
sent to the army candidates' 
school at Langres, France, where 
he was commissioned Second 
Lieutenant. He was killed in 
action on November 3rd, while 
serving with the 91st division in 
Belgium. 

Relative's address, Everett Mc- 
Murray, 3219 Cleveland Avenue, 
Des Moines, Iowa. 



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LANGAN, THOMAS E. 102389 

Sergeant Company L 

Died November 27, 1918 at Base 
Hospital No. 19. 

Langan was a wonderful soldier. 
Besides physical strength and 
military bearing he had an active 
military mind. In our last ad- 
vance he was slightly wounded 
and while in the hospital con- 
tracted pneumonia and died 
about three weeks later. Langan 
was to have been commissioned 
but died several days before he 
was to have taken the oath of 
office. 

Was awarded D. S. C. 
Emergency Address: Mrs. James 
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GARTNER, PETER A. 

Private Company E 

Home address, St. Ansgar, Iowa. 

Private Gartner died back at the 
hospital from wounds received in 
action. We were not able to get 
any definite information concern- 
ing Gartner's death. One of his 
comrades having sent us his 
picture which is here shown. 

Private Gartner enlisted with 
Company E when the first call 
for men was made by the Na- 
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COOK, CARL J. 84334 

Private Company F 
Killed July 15, 1918, Champagne. 
Buried July 16, Grave No. 13. 

Private Cook ■wz.s our first re- 
placement from 41st Division, 
He was a v^filling and hard work- 
ing soldier. Cook had carried 
wounded during the bombard- 
ment of July 14, never stopping 
through all of the shell fire. He 
showed great courage and faith- 
fulness while at his work. He 
was killed by a bursting shell the 
morning of the 15th, while on 
duty in the front line trench, 
in Lorraine, Chateau Thierry, St. 
Emergency address, Harvey J. 
Cook, Gillette, Wyo, 



WHALEN, JAMES EDWARD 

Private First Class, Company E 

Killed July 26, 1918, Chateau 
Thierry in Foret de fere. 

Grave No. 7-A. 

Whalcn enlisted in the first Iowa 
guard and was transferred to 
Company E in August 1917. He 
served throughout the Lorraine 
campaign and the battle of 
Champagne. He was a good 
soldier and well liked by all of 
his comrades. 

Relative's address, Mrs. Mary C. 
Whalen, 612 S. E. 4th St., Des 
Moines, Iowa. 



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MOVING from the deserted village, where on November 11 we re- 
ceived the news of the armistice, we journeyed to the scene of former 
battles near Lamdres-et-St. Georges. On November 14 we marched 
to Dun-sur-muese where we passed, on November 16, the reserve division 
of the third corps. On November 20 with bands playing, flags flying and 
our boys marching proudly we began our triumphant march through north- 
ern France and at Virton we crossed into Belgium, where indescribable 
scenes of enthusiasm greeted our American troops. 

The gladness of these Belgium people at their deliverance and the 
thankfulness they felt toward the great American nation, which they 
showed to us by every possible means, filled us with pride that we were 
citizens of United States. 

Thanksgiving day found us in the little village of Eischen in the Grand 
Duchy of Luxemburg, where we enjoyed a real Thanksgiving dinner and 
after resting here three days we passed through the duchy, a most beauti- 
ful little country, where the soil was well tilled and the people seemed 
quite content. They gave us quite as warm a welcome as did the French 
of Northern France and our trip aside from the toil of the march was a very 
pleasant one indeed. 

On December 1 we reached the edge of this duchy and were ready the 
following morning to cross the Sauer river into the land of our defeated 
enemy. The Luxemburgers, before we left, gave us a warm reception and 
the last night in Luxemburg will long be remembered by many of the offi- 
cers and men of our regiment. On the next day we marched across the 
river and into Germany and were billeted that night in three dirty, little 
villages, where ample evidence of the German's ability to multiply was 
manifested by the great number of poorly-dressed children gathered about 
and staring curiously at the American troops. 

From there we moved to Bitburg to the west of Trier and thence by 
long, steady marches to the banks of the Rhine river. We established our 
regimental headquarters at Niederbreisig while the divisional quarters 
were located at Ahrweiler. 

We were received by the Germans with little manifestation of the 
hostile feeling that we knew the Germans felt for us. We were in a rich, 
fertile section of the country about forty kilometers below Coblenz and 
about an equal distance above the great university city of Bonn. We were 
on the extreme left of the American Army of Occupation and on our left 
were the Canadians with whom we felt very friendly. 

We soon made ourselves comfortable in the homes of our enemy, who 
seemed glad to do the things we asked and who were glad that the war was 
over, even though it was over by the German defeat. After a few days of 
rest we took up a heavy training schedule in an attempt to pass away the 
long, lonesome hours, which we had to spend in a country among a people 
with whom we had no desire to make friends. And this was perhaps the 
hardest part of our battle. Nothing grates on a soldier as much as to 
have nothing important to do and yet to be held away from the place 



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where he wants to go, in a place in which he has no pleasure in staying. 
Such was the condition in which we found ourselves. Sighing and dream- 
ing of homes from which we had been absent now eighteen months the 
long winter slowly dragged away. 

Everything that could be done was done to take care of the health 
and the morals of the men. Athletics, Y. M. C. A. entertainments, regi- 
mental and divisional shows, moving pictures and stag dances were intro- 
duced to amuse and entertain and to help shorten the hours for our im- 
patient soldiers. A number sickened and died while we were here and 
their death seemed doubly tragic to us in that they had passed through 
the long summer of battle only to fall a prey to disease. 

GETTING READY TO GO HOME 

On March 16 the Division was reviewed by General Pershing, our 
commander-in-chief, a certain number of our officers and men were given 
well merited honors of war. April 2 the following review of the One 
Hundred Sixty-eighth's service with the Rainbow Division was issued from 
Forty-second Division headquarters : 

HEADQUARTERS FORTY-SECOND DIVISION, 
American Expeditionary Forces. 

General Order Germany, 2 April, 1919. 

N0.2I-D 

As the Rainbow Division has reached the closing days of its 
military service, the Commanding General desires to recite in orders 
the salient features of the service of the One Hundred Sixty-eighth 
Infantry. 

After an intensive training period, during w^hich, due to severe 
climatic conditions, many hardships had to be endured, the One 
Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry, as part of the Forty-second Division, 
was moved into the Luneville Sector, and in conjunction with French 
units took over a portion of the line. After a short period there, 
spent in putting finishing touches on its training, it was moved with 
the other elements of the Division, into the Baccarat Sector. Here 
it held the right half of the Neuf Maison Sub-sector during a period 
of approximately 100 days and helped the Forty-second Division hold 
the Baccarat Sector for a longer continuous period than any other 
American division held a sector. In this service it experienced two 
extremely severe enemy gas projector attacks. Many of its members 
were fatally gassed, but there was no time that its line was not held 
firmly against the futile attacks of the enemy to penetrate it. It 
also repulsed a strong enemy raid, inflicting heavy casualties and 
without itself suffering any losses. 

The One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry was withdrawn from 
this sector and as part of the Division was moved to the vicinity of 
Suippes and thrown in as part of General Gouraud's now famous 
army to stem the tide of the German offensive of July 15th. Here 
the regiment was placed with certain of its elements in the first line 
and others on the second position, and not a single individual of the 



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enemy succeeded in penetrating the lines it held. On these positions 
the men underwent, without sufficient cover, what many veteran 
French officers described as the most intensive enemy artillery fire 
of the war. They withstood this ordeal with a calmness and a spirit 
that called forth the admiration of the French with whom they were 
serving. The French Division Commander in command of the Sector 
of Suippes remarked with amazement on the steadiness and coolness 
displayed by the regiment under its first heavy shell fire. 

After the German offensive had been completely stopped the 
regiment was withdrawn and immediately thrown into the French 
and American offensive towards the Ourcq and the Vesle. Here, by 
its aggressiveness it forged forward 15 kilometers, overcoming and 
beating down the formidable strong point, Hill 212, The Regiment 
forced a crossing of the Ourcq, and with the One Hundred Sixty- 
seventh Infantry, the other regiment of its brigade, after the most 
severe kind of fighting, in which the village of Sergy changed hands 
eight times, it finally retained possession of that village, forcing the 
enemy to withdraw. The fight for Sergy is now one of the prominent 
points in the history of the American Expeditionary Forces. In the 
position along the Ourcq the One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry 
underwent, day and night, intense shell and machine gun fire, some 
of which came from the flanks and enfiladed its position. It however 
held its position and was always ready and eager to push forward 
when called upon. 

Upon reaching the heights overlooking the Vesle the regiment 
was relieved by elements of a fresh division and withdrawn to the 
Bourmont area for a well-earned rest. Hardly however had it become 
settled in this area before orders came directing that it proceed to 
take up its position for attack against the St. Mihiel salient. This 
was done by hard night marches. In the St. Mihiel operation the 
One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry forged ahead, reaching its ob- 
jective many hours before the time limit prescribed and overcoming 
many German machine gun nests in the thick woods through which 
it progressed in the early stages of this attack. 

Upon reaching the final objective prescribed by the Army the 
One Hundred Sixty-eighth organized its sector and held it. During 
its period of occupation of this position it executed a most successful 
raid against Marimbois Farm, killing many of the enemy, destroying 
machine gun nests and returning with prisoners without itself suf- 
fering any casualties. This regiment continually harassed the enemy 
and kept him constantly uncertain and nervous. 

The next scene of operation was in the Argonne. Here, in con- 
junction with the other regiment of its brigade, in savage fighting 
through thick woods, it took the Cote de Chatilion, which was the 
key of the famous Kriemhilde Stellung, and held it, thus permitting 
part of the attack of November 1 to be launched from this favorable 
point of departure. In overcoming resistance on the Cote de Chatilion 
the One Hundred Sixty-eighth conquered the strong point of Tuilerie 
Farm by extremely severe and aggressive fighting. 

On November 1, as part of the division, this regiment moved to 
push the attack towards Sedan. Here it forged ahead, and on Novem- 
ber 9, when the division was relieved in the front line, the One Hun- 
dred Sixty-eighth Infantry had reached the heights overlooking the 
Meuse in the vicinity of Sedan. 



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When the armistice was signed the One Hundred Sixty-eighth 
Infantry, with the other elements of the Forty-second Division, 
marched into Germany, where it remained as part of the American 
Army of Occupation on the Rhine until its departure for the United 
States. 

It is with soldierly pride that the Division Commander thus 
briefly reviews the magnificent record of the One Hundred Sixty- 
eighth U. S. Infantry, the old Third Iowa Infantry. 

Iowa may well be proud of her representation in the Rainbow 
Division. 

By command of Major General Flagler: 

WM. N. HUGHES, JR., 
Colonel General Staff, 

Chief of Staff. 



Official: 



JAMES E. THOMAS, 

Major, A. G., U. S. A., 

Division Adjutant. 

On April 8 orders finally came for the homeward journey to begin 
and more eager or happy men could not have been found in the world. We 
were going home. Without a bit of complaint our men piled into those de- 
spised little French box cars and started toward the coast. The journey was 
completed in three days and we landed at Brest, the dirtiest, rainiest town 
on earth. We were held in camp five days. Our clothes were again de- 
loused, inspection and examination of all papers was made, the men them- 
selves were inspected and were given their clearance papers. Money was 
changed back into good American dollars and with a light heart we moved 
down to the harbor and out to where the great Leviathian was lying at 
anchor. We were quickly loaded aboard and just as the sun was going 
down over the water the boat began to move and our boys standing in 
crowds on the decks of the boat or leaning on the rails, watched the shore 
of France rapidly receding, become a blur, then fade slowly from our sight 
in the distance. But no man cheered. The past eighteen months had been 
rich in romance, danger and adventure but the tragedy which had come to 
the lives of seven hundred of our comrades, laid a shadow over our hearts. 
We took off our hats and stood silent, watching the blurred and distant 
shore, as one who stands at the gateway of a cemetery, looking back at 
the spot where his dead sleeps before he turns again into the great world's 
life with its pressing problems and toilsome cares. 

The country to which we were going was our country or "God's Coun- 
try" as the boys called it. Our loved ones were waiting for us with eager 
impatient hearts and we were eager to go to them for our hearts were hun- 
gry for the sight of their faces and the feel of their arms and the warmth 
of their affection. And yet, as we stood looking back, we were conscious 
that in the land that we were leaving we had passed through experiences 
that had changed us from boys to men. Sacred memories thronged our 
hearts of buddies who we left sleeping there and the realization came 
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NELSON, AUGUST 102272 

Mechanic Company G 

Died of Pneumonia December 9. 
1918, at Echternach. Luxemburg. 

Relative's address, Elsa Larson, 
216 S. 9th Street, Council Bluffs, 
Iowa. 

Nelson had passed through the 
different drives of the war in 
safety but during our last drive, 
to Sedan, our boys had to endure 
great hardships. We had little 
food and little sleep. The cold, 
wet days that followed, while we 
were on the march, caused many 
to sicken and Nelson died of 
pneumonia on December 9. A 
hard and steady worker, faithful 
to the last. 



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Cook, Company K 

Died December 15, 1918, in Field 
Hospital No. 167. 

He was buried in the Hospital 
Cemetery. 

Thomas Reese had served faith- 
fully during every battle of thei 
war and had done splendid work 
in Lorraine, Chateau Thierry, St. 
Mihiel and Argonne. There was 
no more important work in the 
regiment than the preparing and 
keeping the boys supplied with 
food. 



Relative's address, E. T. 
Carbon, Iowa. 



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HAWKINS, GEORGE 

Private Company M 
Died of pneumonia at Prum, 
Germany, on December 25, 1918. 
Relative's address, Alexis M, 
Hawkins, Red Oak, Iowa. 
Hawkins was one of the first 
volunteers after the war was de- 
clared. He was taken sick just 
before the regiment sailed and 
was left behind. He rejoined his 
^ unit the day they were relieved 

in Lorraine. He gave a good ac- 
count of himself in Champagne 
and Chateau Thierry. He acted 
as a battalion runner which was 
a dangerous and hard position to 
fill. While we were in Germany 
he was taken sick and sent to the 
hospital where he died. 
Born in Red Oak, October 24, 
1898. 



GLOVER, HAROLD 99908 

Cook Company A 
Died in Hospital No. 10, De- 
cember 22, 1918. 
Relative's address, E. E. Glover, 
Menlo, Iowa. 

Glover enlisted as a private but 
shortly afterwards was given a 
place in the company kitchen. 
His unfailing good humor and 
anxiety to see that the boys were 
well served, made him a general 
favorite. Glover's kitchen was 
as far forward as it was possible 
for him to get it. He served in 
every battle of the summer and 
came through unhurt, but died 
from appendicitis on December 
22. 

Among all the boys who lost their 
lives none are held in greater 
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TURNER, LOUIE J. 

Corporal Company H 
Relative's address, Mrs. Eliza- 
beth Turner, 816 Second avenue, 
West Oskaloosa, Iowa. 

Corporal Turner had served as 
battalion runner during the 
greater part of the war. He took 
an active part in every battle in 
which the regiment fought. Dur- 
ing our march into Germany he 
became ill on the 5th day of 
December. He was sent to evac- 
uation Hospital No. 7 at Prum, 
Germany, where he died of lobar 
pneumonia and influenza. He 
was buried at Prum. 
Turner had an enviable record. 
Clean in life and devoted to his 
duty, he played his full part in 
helping to win the war. 



SHUCKROW, PATRICK 101337 

Cook Company G 

Relative's address, Mrs. Harry 
Shuckrow, 101 Main Street, 
Ottumwa, Iowa. 

Shuckrow took sick and died of 
pneumonia while at Neuenahr, 
Germany, on December 16, 1918. 
He was buried at Neuenahr. 

Shuckrow had served with the 
regiment from the beginning of 
the war. He did splendid work 
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BURKE, RAYMOND F. 

Wagoner Supply Company 
Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. 
Burke, Walnut, Iowa. 

Raymond Burke enlisted in the 
Third Iowa National Guard and 
went to France with the regi- 
ment. From exposure and from 
injury to hand, he was sent to 
the hospital. In July his com- 
pany commander had him sent 
to America for rest and to re- 
cuperate. He should have re- 
ceived an honorable discharge at 
this time but he asked to stay in 
the service. He was sent to 
Camp Devens, Massachusetts 
and on September 15 came down 
with pneumonia and died the 
25th. 
Born September 8, 1893. 



BLOCKLINGER, FRANK 

Private Company I 

Relative's address, Mrs. Adam 
Gartner, 1570 Audubon Avenue, 
Dubuque, Iowa. 



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HITCHINS, F. G. 

Sergeant Company G 168th Infantry 

Died December 19, 1918 of pneu- 
monia at Aedunu, Germany. 

Relative's address, E. Hitchins, 
Third Street, Waterloo, Iowa. 

After we had arrived in Germany 
Sergeant Hitchins was sent to 
the hospital sick with pneumonia 
of which he died December 19. 

He had a long record of splendid 
service with the regiment. It 
seemed very unkind of fate that 
he should die before the order 
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DJONNE, MARTIN 

Private Company C 

Relative's address, E. S. Alsager, 
Radcliffe, Iowa. 

(I have been unable to verify 
the facts concerning Djonne's 
death. We know he is dead but 
the manner of his death is a 
mystery to us.) 




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Private Company K 168th Infantry 
Died April, 1919. 
Relative's address, U. C, Thatch- 
er, Kingsley, Iowa. 
Enlisted April 10, 1917. Served 
with 168th. Gassed on June 
18, 1918. Rejoined the regiment 
on August 14th, transferred to 
Divisional Headquarters and re- 
turned to his company just be- 
fore the armistice was signed. 
While in Germany he was sent 
to the hospital on December 20 
to 26 and returned to the com- 
pany and again sent to the hos- 
pital on January 22. He was 
sent from there to America 
where he arrived March 26th at 
Newport News and from there to 

/ /Spartansburg, South Carolina, 
- where he died about the middle 
of April. 



ALTHAR, OSCAR 

Private Company L 
Relative's address, Mrs. Anna 
Bell Althar, 128 Exchange Street, 
Keokuk, Iowa. 

Private Althar enUsted July 30th, 
1917 and after we had moved to 
Camp Mills was taken sick and 
sent to the hospital in New York 
City. From there he was sent to 
Baltimore for an operation. He 
was given an honorable dis- 
charge and returned to his home. 
He was taken ill, sent to the 
hospital, where he died on July 
21, 1918. He was 19 years of 
age. 

He was given a military funeral 
and buried at Wayland, Missouri. 



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THE journey back home was far different from the journey going 
over. Our bands were playing all the day and the ship was ablaze 
with light at night, moving picture shows, dancing, boxing and every 
form of amusement was furnished to the happy men homeward bound. 
On the morning of April 25 we caught the first gleam of the American 
shore, which we had left eighteen months before. In the afternoon we 
moved down the harbor with the returning tide, amidst screaming whistles 
and bellowing fog horns. We were joyfully received by old New York. 
Iowa had sent a delegation, which came out in tug boats to meet and greet 
us and when it came alongside the giant liner, with a large sign saying 
"Iowa Greets the 168th," a mighty roar went up from the twelve thou- 
sand home-hungry boys and again as we passed the Statue of Liberty the 
boys cheered this mighty emblem of the land to which we were returning. 

At 6 :30 the boat swung into dock. At 8 we said goodby to the splen- 
did chaps in the navy, who had taken us safely over and brought us tri- 
umphantly back. We moved out to the edge of the wharf and for the 
first time in eighteen months we greeted those who had waited so patiently 
and prayerfully for our safe return. Of the happy scenes that followed I 
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FATE'S UNKIND FAREWELL 

But even our happiness of that night was tempered by the sorrow of 
a tragedy, for fate played a last cruel prank on one of the members of 
our regiment. Major Henry Bunch, D. S. C, who was one of the first 
American officers to go across and who had served several months with 
the British forces, and who upon pure merit had been raised to a cap- 
tain, then was made a major and while with us was given a D. S. C. for 
gallantry in action and to whose skill and devotion to duty many a 
wounded boy owes his life. He had just stepped ashore, and started out 
to greet a loved one and had gone but a little way when he was killed by 
an automobile collision. A more cruel prank of fate would be hard to 
imagine. 



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OUR RECEPTION IN IOWA 

We stayed a couple of weeks in Camp Upton where the regiment was 
divided and sent to different camps for mustering out and with the re- 
mainder of the regiment that had marched away so proudly, three thou- 
sand seven hundred strong, we started back to the old state with about 
twelve hundred men. 

We were divided into three trains, one coming into the state by the 
way of Keokuk, one by Davenport and Cedar Rapids and one by Dubuque 
and Waterloo. The thousands of people, wild with enthusiasm, that 
greeted our train all along the line, the warm welcome which they ex- 
tended to us, made us forget the trials of the trip and to feel that we had 
been doubly paid for whatever service we may have rendered to the State 
and to the Nation. 

As long as I live I never shall forget our parade in Des Moines. Peo- 
ple from all parts of the state came to pay homage to the Iowa regiment, 
which had had the privilege of helping to defeat the Huns and thus right 
the great wrongs that had been done to the small nations of Europe. They 
thronged the streets of the city, swarmed over the state house grounds 
and kept up a continual cheering as our boys, with eyes straight to the 
front, came swinging down Walnut street, back on Locust to the Capitol, 
where they were reviewed by the Governor of the State. The next day the 
boys were mustered out at Camp Dodge and as the war clouds rolled back 
and the great storm, which had shaken the governments of the world to 
their very foundations, had come to a close, the Rainbow disappeared with 
the clouds. 

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Page 

Dedication 7 

Foreword 9 

History of the Old Third Iowa 11 

Organization 19 

Photos and Records of Boys who Died Going Over - - 26-37 

First "Hitch-Up" in Lorraine 39 

Lorraine Dead 46-101 

Champagne Defense 103 

Those who Fell in Champagne 117-153 

Chateau Thierry Drive 155 

The Awful Toll of Chateau Thierry 161-275 

Reducing the St. Mihiel Salient 277 

And Those who Paid at St. Mihiel 282-323 

Argonne Offensive 325 

The Argonne Dead 329-389 

Drive to Sedan 391 

Those who Fell in the Drive 395-397 

Occupation of the Rhine 399 



'Photographs 



Chaplain Robb ............ 4 

General Lincoln ............ \2 

Colonel Loper 14 

Lieutenant Bennett 16 

Colonel Bennett 20 

Colonel Tinley 22 

Colonel Stanley 412 

Regimental Staff 414 

Major Bunch 416 



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Our First "Hitch-Up" in Lorraine 40 

"On Ne Passe Pass" 102 

Up by Chateau Thierry 154 

The St. Mihiel Drive 276 

In the Argonne 324 

Up Toward Sedan 389 

American Watch on the Rhine 398 



Illustrations 



Camp of Old Third Iowa 

Summer of 1898 14 

Views Going Over ...-.----.- 24 

Scenes in Lorraine ......42 

Another Page of Lorraine Views 44 

Scenes in Champagne 104 

Effects of Boche Shelling— Champagne 108 

Around Chateau Thierry 156 

On the Woevre Plain— St. Mihiel 278 

In the Argonne Woods ...--.--. 326 

French Rural Scenes 392 

Along the Rhine 400 

Homeward Bound 411 

Final Review at Camp Upton 418 

Victory Arch — Des Moines 419 

Where Our Boys Rest in France ....... 421 



